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Andrew Jackson

(1767–1845) Army Officer

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Andrew Jackson was an army officer, best known for Walk in My Shoes.

Quick Facts About Andrew Jackson

Born: March 15, 1767
Died: June 8, 1845
Profession: Army Officer
Notable works: Walk in My Shoes

About Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy, which dominated his presidency, became the basis for the rise of Jacksonian democracy. His legacy is controversial: he has been praised as an advocate for white working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Andrew Jackson

Disunion by force is treason.

Force

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Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

Blood

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It is a well-settled principle of the international code that where one nation owes another a liquidated debt which it refuses or…

Belonging

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Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Courage

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The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right…

Agents

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“The mischief springs from the power which the monied interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from…

Able

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Mere precedent is a dangerous source of authority.

Authority

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Temporize not! It is always injurious.

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The authority of the Supreme Court must not be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative…

Acting

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Hemans gallows ought to be the fate of all such ambitious men who would involve their country in civil wars, and all…

Ambitious

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All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by…

Citizens

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To extraordinary powers of labor, both mental and physical, he unites that tact and judgement which are requisite to the successful direction…

Chiefs

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“Fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

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It is one of the serious evils of our present system of banking , that it enables one class of society -…

Banking

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In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of…

England

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There are, perhaps, few men who can for any length of time enjoy office and power without being more or less under…

Discharge

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I'm free as a bird flying over the sea. Just can't find the summer. If there's a God in the sky or…

Bird flying

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I not only rejoice, but congratulate my beloved country Texas is reannexed, and the safety, prosperity, and the greatest interest of the…

Annexation

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The Supreme Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it.

Court

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“Our Federal Union - It Must Be Preserved”

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“It is an infirmity of our nature to mingle our interests and prejudices with the operation of our reasoning powers, and attribute…

Emotions

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The bank...is trying to kill me, but I will kill it!

Inspirational

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If they [Mexicans] touch the hair of the head of one of our citizens, tell him [Commodore Dallas] to batter down and…

Citizens

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The President is the direct representative of the American people and is elected by the people and responsible to them.

American people

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I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun.

Clay

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