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The best as well as fairest mode of determining whether from any just considerations a particular interest ought to receive protection would be to submit the question singly for deliberation.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson advocates for a fair deliberation process regarding which industries should receive protection.

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