If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the legislatures of the States.

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My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of...

My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of...

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in...

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in...

The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.

The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.

The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the...

The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the...

Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and...

Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and...

Our country presents on every side the evidences of that continued favor under whose auspices...

Our country presents on every side the evidences of that continued favor under whose auspices...

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my...

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my...

Every proper exertion has been made and will be continued to carry out the wishes...

Every proper exertion has been made and will be continued to carry out the wishes...

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits...

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits...

Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic...

Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic...

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.

No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my...

As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my...

It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of...

It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of...

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits...

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits...

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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and...

On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and...

The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to...

The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to...

Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro their agency the Union was established - the patriotic...

Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro their agency the Union was established - the patriotic...

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished....

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished....