The honest veteran has nothing to fear from such a scrutiny, while the fraudulent claimant will be detected and the public Treasury relieved to an amount, I have reason to believe, far greater than has heretofore been suspected.
Jackson reassures honest veterans that scrutiny will benefit them by exposing fraudulent claims.
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It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.
The paper money system of this country may be used as an engine to undermine your free institutions.
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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