 By the constitution of the United States the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.  Commentaries Upon International Law - Page 594by Robert Phillimore - 1882Full view - About this book
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