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Andrew Jackson

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.

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Andrew Jackson is saying that a government is valuable only if it works to benefit its citizens, follows their wishes, and protects their personal rights, property, freedom of belief, and freedom of the press. If these conditions are met, then the government deserves support and defense.

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