At a few periods only was a salutary control exercised, but an eager desire, on the contrary, exhibited for profit in the first place; and if afterwards its measures were severe toward other institutions, it was because its own safety compelled it to adopt them.
Van Buren discusses the national bank's inconsistent control over the banking system and its profit-driven motives.
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