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Andrew Jackson: “If this obviously just principle were honestly adhered to, the branches of industry which deserve protection would be…”

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If this obviously just principle were honestly adhered to, the branches of industry which deserve protection would be saved from the prejudice excited against them when that protection forms part of a system by which portions of the country feel or conceive themselves to be oppressed.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson warns that unjust protection can lead to feelings of oppression among certain regions.

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