In some sections of the Republic its influence is deprecated as tending to concentrate wealth into a few hands, and as creating those germs of dependence and vice which in other countries have characterized the existence of monopolies and proved so destructive of liberty and the general good.
Jackson critiques the concentration of wealth and its negative effects on liberty and society.
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There is too much at stake to allow pride or passion to influence your decision.
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If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.
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