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Andrew Jackson Quotes: It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
         

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.


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It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
         



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