Carolina QuotesOur Federal Union! It must be preserved!
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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Toast at a celebration of Thomas Jefferson's birthday (13 April 1830); as quoted in Public Men and Events from the Commencement of Mr. Monroe's Administration, in 1817, to the Close of Mr. Fillmore's Administration, in 1853 (1875) by Nathan Sargent
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“Our Federal Union! It must be preserved!” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-95E2A4B3B0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/95e2a4b3b0
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