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"I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the Bank. You are a den of vipers and thieves." - President Andrew Jackson, 1834, on closing the Second Bank of the United States

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Sir Maxwell of Maxenwood

Jan 29, 2021 at 02:45PM EST

I mean, while he is perfectly correct in this quote, this is the President that instituted genocidal policies against Native Americans, so I wouldn't rely on him for most moral judgements. "Broken Clocks…" and all that.

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Geigh Science

Jan 30, 2021 at 01:44PM EST in reply to Sir Maxwell of Maxenwood

You're going to be hard pressed to find literally anyone in the majority of human history who has morals that perfectly line up with those of 21st century America.

The argument that "This guy did bad stuff, therefore his opinions on everything are completely invalid" has to be one of my least favorite tropes of modern thinking.

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