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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 118

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116 the unprincipled fury of a faction while the other gnashes its teeth and is waiting for the time when its turn may come to oppress and punish by the public favor. Between both I see the impossibility of pursuing the dictates of my own conscience without sacrificing every prospect not merely of advancement, but even of retaining that character and reputation I have enjoyed. Yet my choice is made and if I cannot hope to give satisfaction to my country I am at least determined to have the approbation of my own reflections." 1 Mr. Adams felt his unpopularity seldom could he succeed in having one of his measures passed. on Feb. 23, 1807 he moved that the secretary of the treasury be directed to report a plan for a general 1. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams Vol 1 pp 282-83
 
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