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In a popular quotation that is believed to be apocryphal, President Andrew Jackson reportedly responded: "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" [7] [8] This quotation first appeared twenty years after Jackson's death in newspaper publisher Horace Greeley's 1865 history of the U.S. Civil War, The American Conflict. [8]
Despite the ruling, President Andrew Jackson famously refused to enforce it, reportedly saying, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” Jackson directed the military to proceed with the removal of the Cherokee Nation, culminating in the Trail of Tears (1838–1839).
Horace Greeley alleges that when Jackson heard the ruling, he said, "Well, John Marshall has made his decision, but now let him enforce it." [224] Although the quote may be apocryphal, Jackson made it clear he would not use the federal government to enforce the ruling. [225] [226] [227]
Worcester v Georgia is associated with Andrew Jackson's famous, though apocryphal, quote "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" In reality, this quote did not appear until 30 years after the incident and was first printed in a textbook authored by Jackson critic Horace Greeley. [67]
I was disappointed to hear that 14 legislators — white middle class, like me — called for the resignation or firing of John Marshall, head of the Diversity, Equity and Poverty Department in ...
John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, ... and Andrew Jackson appointed Roger Taney as his successor. Early years (1755 to ...
Marshall, joined by unanimous Wilson , 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 150 (1833), was a case in the United States in which the defendant, George Wilson, was convicted of robbing the US Mail , and putting the life of the carrier in danger, in Pennsylvania and sentenced to death . [ 1 ]
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