“READILY and, I trust, feelingly acknowledge the duty incumbent on us all . . . to provide for those who, in the mysterious order of Providence, are subject to want and to disease of body or mind; but I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for making the Federal Government the great almoner of public charity throughout the United States . . . .”
Quote by Franklin Pierce
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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. His presidency was marked by economic depression and the issue of slavery. Born on November 23, 1804, he died on October 8, 1869. more
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