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The short period of time within which the public debt will have been discharged is strong evidence of the abundant resources of the country and of the prudence and economy with which the Government has heretofore been administered.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson emphasizes the government's prudent management of finances and the country's resources in this statement.

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