"[The] President seems a bad edition of a Polish King."

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1791ConstitutionsHistory of Poland18th century in Europe
Original Language: English

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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1787; on the office of American President under the draft U.S. Constitution, implying the President would prove as impotent as Poland's elected king