"A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one mass, and held together by the cohesive power of the vast surplus in the banks."
- John C. CalhounA well-known American politician, John C. Calhoun was a senator from South Carolina and the vice president of two different presidents. America was undergoing fast change at the time he lived, with new economic forces and technological advancements reshaping society. The increasing influence of big …