Andrew Quote by Will Rogers

Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has…

— Ron Fournier

I promise that as a president elected in a direct popular vote, I will try to be the voice of all citizens.

— Milos Zeman

“It is interesting to note that under our original Constitution the highest office for which citizens could vote was their member of the House…

— Neal Boortz

“The United States of Andrew Jackson or George Washington is not the United States of Frederick Douglass or Sitting Bull. But we present our…

— Chris Hedges

I voted proudly for the first time for John Fitzgerald Kennedy for president of the United States.

— Danny K. Davis

“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.”

— Junius Williams

I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for…

— Davy Crockett

I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams.…

— Ezra Cornell

“This is America. Every vote counts. Sometimes twice, if it helps me get elected.”

— Jarod Kintz

Votes for president have long been a kind of social signifier. People will proudly boast that they voted for JFK; while it's harder to…

— Joy Reid

“I give my vote for Mr. Johnson to fill that great and arduous post. And I hereby declare that I make a total surrender…

— Lord Chesterfield

Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do…

— Jared Sparks