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Upon this country more than any other has, in the providence of God, been cast the special guardianship of the great principle of adherence to written constitutions.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that the United States has a unique responsibility to uphold the principle of adhering to written constitutions.

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