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Much good, in my judgment, would be produced by prohibiting sales of the public lands except to actual settlers at a reasonable reduction of price, and to limit the quantity which shall be sold to them.
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Jackson advocates for selling public lands only to actual settlers to promote settlement and reduce prices.
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