Andrew Jackson: “Every State can not expect to shape the measures of the General…”

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Every State can not expect to shape the measures of the General Government to suit its own particular interests.

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Jackson asserts that no state should expect to have its interests dictate the actions of the General Government.

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Andrew Jackson: “Every State can not expect to shape the measures of the General Government to suit its own particular interests.”