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"John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!"

Andrew Jackson, 1832
What is President Jackson referring to in this statement?

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The quote is referring to Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in the Worcester case.

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This famous quote by President Andrew Jackson is referring to the landmark Worcester v. Georgia case, in which it was declared unconstitutional to prohibit non-Native Americans from being on Native lands. 
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