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There can be no question connected with the administration of public affairs more important or more difficult to be satisfactorily dealt with than that which relates to the rightful authority and proper action of the Federal Government upon the subject of internal improvements.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson acknowledges the complexity and significance of the Federal Government's authority regarding internal improvements.

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