Severed from the Government as political engines, and not susceptible of dangerous extension and combination, the State banks will not be tempted, nor will they have the power, which we have seen exercised, to divert the public funds from the legitimate purposes of the Government.
Jackson believes that state banks, if separated from political influence, can operate safely without misusing public funds.
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The duty of every government [is so] to regulate its currency as to protect this numerous class.
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