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Does "keep a man in the chair" mean "keep a man in the position (of leadership like presidency)"?
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[FONT=system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif] [/FONT]“The danger is that the indulgence and attachments of the people will keep a man in the chair after he becomes a dotard."
Thomas Jefferson, to John Taylor, 1805
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[FONT=system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif] [/FONT]“The danger is that the indulgence and attachments of the people will keep a man in the chair after he becomes a dotard."
Thomas Jefferson, to John Taylor, 1805
