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This measure resorted to by the bank is disorganizing and revolutionary, and if generally resorted to by private citizens in like cases would fill the land with anarchy and violence.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “This measure resorted to by the bank is disorganizing and revolutionary, and if generally resorted to by private…”
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Jackson condemns the bank's actions as dangerous and potentially leading to chaos if emulated by citizens.
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