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James Buchanan was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1893.

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...slavery in the states is beyond the reach of any human power except that of the respective states...

– James Buchanan

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But be this as it may, it is the imperative and indispensable duty of the Government of the United States to secure to every resident inhabitant the free and independent expression of his opinion by his vote.

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Public virtue is the vital spirit of republics, and history proves that when this has decayed and the love of money has usurped its place, although the forms of free government may remain for a season, the substance has departed forever.

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What a happy conception, then, was it for Congress to apply this simple rule, that the will of the majority shall govern...

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What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

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