Andrew Jackson: “To have gone, on the other hand, a single step further for the purpose…”

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To have gone, on the other hand, a single step further for the purpose of wounding the pride of a Government and people with whom we had so many motives for cultivating relations of amity and reciprocal advantage would have been unwise and improper.

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Andrew Jackson

Democratic · Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Jackson warns against taking actions that could unnecessarily offend a government with which the U.S. seeks to maintain friendly relations.

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Andrew Jackson: “To have gone, on the other hand, a single step further for the purpose of wounding the pride of a Government and people…”

Editor's note · Context