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Andrew Jackson: “Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of…”

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Both the constitutionality and the expediency of the law creating this bank are well questioned by a large portion of our fellow citizens, and it must be admitted by all that it has failed in the great end of establishing an uniform and sound currency.
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Jackson critiques the Bank of the United States, highlighting public skepticism about its constitutionality and effectiveness.

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