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1535. CONGRESS, Influencing.—

As I
never had the desire to influence the members,
so neither had I any other means than my
friendships, which I valued too highly to risk
by usurpation on their freedom of judgment,
and the conscientious pursuit of their own
sense of duty.—
To President Washington. Washington ed. iii, 460. Ford ed., vi, 102.
(M. 1792)