English Proverb or Saying Quotes
Hew not too high, lest the chips fall in thine eye.
English Proverb, 14th Century
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The Undersecretary had misgivings just before the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion, and urged a cancellation:
In modern times, a President has the right to fire anyone in his own cabinet. However, at the time, there was a law that required a President to get the approval of Congress to fire a cabinet member who had been confirmed. The question for the impeachment trial was whether or not President Johnson’s breaking of the law was sufficiently serious a violation to constitute a “high crime or misdemeanor”. There are some who argue that the original meaning of “high crime” when the Constitution was written was treason.
