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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson
“depending for the advancement of the public service more on the integrity and zeal of the public officers than on their numbers”
First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, paragraph following the call for reform (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Jackson's stated standard for appointments under his program of reform.
Citation: "depending for the advancement of the public service more on the integrity and zeal of the public officers than on their numbers" — Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, paragraph following the call for reform (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id jackson-first-inaugural-address-q7)
