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John Tyler

Patronage is the sword and cannon by which war may be made on the liberty of the human race.

John Tyler, speech in Congress (February 24, 1834) against the policies of President Andrew Jackson. Seven and a half years later, as president of the United States, Tyler would veto a revival of the national bank, opposition to which was one of Jackson’s most memorable policies.

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