"[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress]
to attend to what generosity and humanity require,
but to what the Constitution and their duty require." | by: | William Branch Giles
(1762-1830) American statesman, US Senator and Congressman from Virginia, 24th Governor of Virginia |
Source: | 1796, spoken on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives concerning a proposed relief measure for fire victims. |
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