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“The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.”

Quote by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was an American historian and writer, born on October 15, 1917, and died on February 28, 2007. He is renowned for his extensive contributions to American history, particularly his focus on the political and intellectual history of the United States from the colonial era to the Cold War. more

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