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The incumbent became an officer with a view to public benefits, and when these require his removal they are not to be sacrificed to private interests.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “The incumbent became an officer with a view to public benefits, and when these require his removal they are not to be…”
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Jackson states that public benefits should take precedence over individual interests in office.
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