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Quote by Andrew Johnson
Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than p

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects. – Andrew Johnson

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