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This mode of aiding such works is also in its nature deceptive, and in many cases conducive to improvidence in the administration of the national funds.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

He critiques deceptive funding methods that can lead to mismanagement of national funds.

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