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1 " good convention, with the military class and the "
― James D. Best , The Shut Mouth Society
2 " He suspended habeas corpus, arrested newspaper editors, jailed Northerners without hearings or trials, bypassed Congress, ignored the Supreme Court, and even arrested a member of Congress. He justified these violations as part of the Executive’s War Powers and claimed that he violated the Constitution for the sole purpose of protecting it. "
3 " Passion, rather than logic, often drove public discourse. "