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Andrew Jackson: “It is now, however, my solemn conviction that I ought no longer, from any motive nor in any degree, to yield to these…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1835
It is now, however, my solemn conviction that I ought no longer, from any motive nor in any degree, to yield to these unconstitutional demands.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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