Consolation Quote by Andrew Jackson

“Although I could lament in the language and feelings of David for Absalom, I am constrained to say, peace to his manes. Let us weep for the living, and not for the dead.” quote by Andrew Jackson — Download Open image

“Although I could lament in the language and feelings of David for Absalom, I am constrained to say, peace to his manes. Let us weep for the living, and not for the dead.”

Andrew Jackson

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