Carolina QuotesJohn Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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As quoted in The American Conflict (1865) by Horace Greely, as a reaction to the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia (1832); reported as a misattribution in Paul F. Boller, Jr., and John George, They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions (1989), p. 53, noting that historian Robert V. Remini believes Jackson did not make this statement, though it summarizes his attitude, as evidenced in a statement similar in nature made in a letter to John Coffee: "the decision of the Supreme Court has fell still born, and they find that they cannot coerce Georgia to yield to its mandate."
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- 1832
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- p. 53
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“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E231B4F1F2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e231b4f1f2
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