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Andrew Jackson: “All the serious dangers which our system has yet encountered may be traced to the resort to implied powers and the use…”

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All the serious dangers which our system has yet encountered may be traced to the resort to implied powers and the use of corporations clothed with privileges, the effect of which is to advance the interests of the few at the expense of the many.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson warns against the dangers of implied powers and corporate privileges that benefit a few at the expense of many.

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