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"[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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Categories:	Character, Charity, Congress, Constitution, Duty, Humanity, Virtue
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The exercise of this self evident truth will get you a crowbar hotel visit in today's United Socialists of Amerika (USA) De jure government, organized as a representative republic, has "NO" rights, but duties only ! ! ! Editor, thank you for all your efforts and today's quotes. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
Three great quotes today and this one sums it all up. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 1
Hit the nail on the head -- Kimo, USA 1
The government cannot be all things to all people. It is simply an organization that the States have formed for their mutual protection -- not to replace the individual responsibility to be helpful and charitable towards those in need. There is no shortage of generosity in America, and neither is there a shortage of parasites and designing men. Better charity to be dispensed on an individual level than forced at gun point to 'service' those who desire to make us their servants. -- E Archer, NYC 1

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