What is not conservative about saying, ‘Don’t go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way?’
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He will hew the line of right, let the chips fall where they may.
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Birth: | 30th October, 1829 |
Death: | 18th April, 1888 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician |
Roscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party, the first Republican senator from New York to be elected for three terms, and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had already been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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