Andrew Jackson: “We are responsible to our country and to the glorious cause of…”

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We are responsible to our country and to the glorious cause of self-government for the preservation of so great a good.

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Jackson emphasizes the responsibility to preserve the principles of self-government for future generations.

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Andrew Jackson: “We are responsible to our country and to the glorious cause of self-government for the preservation of so great a good.”