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She ought to look upon it as the evidence only of an inflexible determination on the part of the United States to insist on their rights.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson asserts that France should recognize the U.S. determination to uphold its rights.

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