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A different practice, if allowed to progress, would ultimately change the character of this Government by consolidating into one the General and State Governments, which were intended to be kept for ever distinct.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “A different practice, if allowed to progress, would ultimately change the character of this Government by consolidating…”
Editor's note · Context
He warns that allowing government and state powers to merge would fundamentally alter the nature of the government.
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