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Andrew Jackson: “To make this great question, which unhappily so much divides and excites the public mind, subservient to the…”

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To make this great question, which unhappily so much divides and excites the public mind, subservient to the short-sighted views of faction, must destroy all hope of settling it satisfactorily to the great body of the people and for the general interest.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson cautions against allowing factional interests to dictate important national questions.

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