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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson
“In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority”
First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, third paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938)
The first principle of action: faithful execution of congressional law within the limits of executive power.
Citation: "In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority" — Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, third paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id jackson-first-inaugural-address-q4)
