Andrew Jackson: “If the United States is not responsible, then there is no legal…”

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If the United States is not responsible, then there is no legal responsibility in any quarter, and it is a fraud on the country.

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Jackson argues that if the U.S. is not legally responsible for certain notes, it constitutes a fraud against the country.

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