Andrew Jackson: “Experience proves that in proportion as agents to execute the will of…”

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Experience proves that in proportion as agents to execute the will of the people are multiplied there is danger of their wishes being frustrated.

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Jackson warns that increasing the number of agents executing the people's will can lead to frustration of their wishes.

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