Those who cherish and inculcate sentiments like these render a most essential service to their country, while those who seek to weaken their influence are, how ever conscientious and praise worthy their intentions, in effect its worst enemies.
Jackson warns against those who undermine patriotic sentiments, calling them the worst enemies of the country.
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If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
There is too much at stake to allow pride or passion to influence your decision.
It is from within, among yourselves--from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power--that factions will be formed and liberty endangered.
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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