In adopting this rule, first authoritatively enunciated by Andrew Jackson, when, as President of the United States, in the face of the Supreme Court, he asserted the unconstitutionality of the Bank, I desire to be understood as not acting hastily.
Sumner references Andrew Jackson's stance against the Supreme Court regarding the Bank, indicating a precedent for challenging authority.
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