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They have no right to insist on a connection with the Federal Government, nor on the use of the public money for their own benefit.
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gutenberg.orgMartin Van Buren: “They have no right to insist on a connection with the Federal Government, nor on the use of the public money for their…”
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Van Buren declares that entities cannot demand a connection with the Federal Government for their own benefit.
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