Andrew Jackson Quotes

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• There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her…
• Elevate those guns a little lower.
• It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
• There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
• Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
• But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if…
• I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to…
• [The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.
• To the victors belong the spoils.
• You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessings.
• Do they think that I am such a damned fool as to think myself fit for President of the United States? No, sir; I know…
• Corporations have neither bodies to kick, nor souls to damn.
• When death comes, he respects neither age nor merit. He sweeps from the earthly existence the sick and the strong, the rich and the poor,…
• The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy…
• No free government can stand without virtue in the people, and a lofty spirit of partiotism.
• I could not do otherwise without transcending the limits prescribed by the Constitution for the President and without feeling that I might in some degree…
• Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from…
• Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well. But when you get in…
• Oh, do not cry - be good children and we will all meet in heaven.
• As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to…

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