But the most flagrant, act, and beyond all others characteristic of his indomitable tenacity of will, overleaping all the limitations of precedent and the constitution, was his removal, on his own responsibility, of the deposits from the Bank of the United States.
Quincy critiques President Jackson's actions regarding the Bank of the United States, highlighting his disregard for constitutional limitations.
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