How did Jackson's ideas apply to the Bank War?
The Bank of the United States was a dangerous institution, a foreign-controlled entity seeking to manipulate our currency and oppress the common man through debt. It was a hydra-headed monster, a threat to our liberty and our national sovereignty. My message to Congress in 1832 laid bare its corrupt dealings and its designs on the republic. I believed it was unconstitutional and that its power was concentrated in the hands of a select few, undermining the will of the people. I was determined to kill that bank, and by the grace of God and the support of the people, I succeeded. The bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it.
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