[It is neither the purpose nor the right of Congress to] attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. William Giles
In 1796, on the floor of the House of Representatives, of Virginia condemning a relief measure for fire victims

[It is neither the purpose nor the right of Congress to] attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require. William Giles
In 1796, on the floor of the House of Representatives, of Virginia condemning a relief measure for fire victims