But although no evil of this character should result from such a perversion of the first principle of our system--that the majority is to govern--it must be very certain that a President elected by a minority can not enjoy the confidence necessary to the successful discharge of his duties.
Jackson asserts that a president elected by a minority lacks the confidence necessary for effective governance.
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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.
If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
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