These and other salutary reforms may, it is believed, be accomplished without the violation of any of the great principles of the social compact, the observance of which is indispensable to its existence, or interfering in any way with the useful and profitable employment of real capital.
Van Buren discusses the possibility of achieving reforms without compromising fundamental social principles.
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