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Again, a law may be both constitutional and expedient, and yet may be administered in an unjust and unfair way.
-Abraham Lincoln
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Again, A Law May Be Both Constitutional

Abraham Lincoln
Again, a law may be both constitutional and expedient, and yet may be administered in an unjust and unfair way.
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