There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress, as well as others, than I had any conception [of], before I became President of the U. S. (James K. Polk)

There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress, as well as others, than I had any conception [of], before I became President of the U. S.

James K. Polk

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