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It is there provided that "The President of the United States shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation WHICH SHALL NEITHER BE INCREASED NOR DIMINISHED DURING THE PERIOD FOR WHICH HE SHALL HAVE BEEN ELECTED; and he SHALL NOT RECEIVE WITHIN THAT PERIOD ANY OTHER EMOLUMENT from the United States, or any of them."
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RECEIVE WITHIN THAT PERIOD ANY OTHER EMOLUMENT from the United
The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton 1780
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