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“There are certain things that we can accomplish by law and there are certain things that we cannot accomplish by law or by any process of government. We cannot legislate intelligence. We cannot legislate morality. Nor can we legislate loyalty, for loyalty is a kind of morality.”

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Alfred Whitney Griswold
Alfred Whitney Griswold

Alfred Whitney Griswold was an influential American historian, born on October 27, 1906, and died on April 19, 1963. He made significant contributions to the field of American history, particularly in the study of the U.S. Constitution and early political history. more

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