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By John Tyler
In view of the fact, well avouched by history, that the tendency of all human institutions is to concentrate power in the hands of a single man, and that their ultimate downfall has proceeded from this cause, I deem it of the most essential importance that a complete separation should take place between the sword and the purse.
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- Address Upon Assuming the Office of President of the United States, April 9, 1841
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Tyler's address to the people on April 9, 1841. He argues that the President, as commander of the army and navy, should not also control the public money.