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Andrew Jackson: “That this state of things ought to be remedied, if it can be done consistently with the public welfare, is not to be…”

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That this state of things ought to be remedied, if it can be done consistently with the public welfare, is not to be doubted.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson expresses the necessity of remedying the unequal judicial access for certain states, considering public welfare.

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