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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
American President
Born: Mar 15, 1767
Died: Jun 8, 1845
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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 many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office. Andrew Jackson
Politics Day Rights Corruption People Liberty Promises Country Experiment Members Has-Been See Weep House House Of Representatives Been Office Representatives Imputed Successful Many Early
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. Andrew Jackson
Government Selfish Own Rich Too Bend Purposes Powerful Often Regretted Acts
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. Andrew Jackson
Time Action Thinking Deliberate Take Go Stop
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it. Andrew Jackson
Life Good Protection Honor Citizen Country Own Every Defense Willing Risk Only Gives Sacred He Makes His Precious While Gains Good Citizen Conscious
The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws. Andrew Jackson
Love Great Rights People Liberty Mechanic Men Country Nothing Bone States Laws Equal Equal Rights Laborer Form Body Farmer Planter Who United United States Desire
The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests. Andrew Jackson
Bible Rests Rock Which Republic
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error. Andrew Jackson
Man Worth Better Will Salt Reservation Slightly Better Man He Instantly Takes Stick Without His Error Up Any Acknowledge Believes Right
All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary. Andrew Jackson
Constitution Rights Worth Judiciary Nothing Virtuous Independent Secured Citizens Except Bubble Mere Them Guaranteed
Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission. Andrew Jackson
People Perfect Perfect People Mission American
The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger. Andrew Jackson
Man Worth Coward Country Duty Danger More Hour His Than Brave Brave Man Little Who Deserts
The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power. Andrew Jackson
Government People Power Sovereign Agents
If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated and settled in the halls of legislation will then be tried in fields of battle and determined by the sword. Andrew Jackson
Battle Will Separation Settled Once Severed Tried Determined Halls Line Debated Legislation Controversies Which Fields Then Union Grow Now Sword Wider
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 us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. Andrew Jackson
Government Good Property Rights People Liberty Worth Will Long Our Press Persons Us Conscience Defending
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. Andrew Jackson
Government Constitution Power Practice President Settled States Entire Laws Executive Executive Power Vested Whole United United States
Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result. Andrew Jackson
Government Great Confidence People Intelligence Fear Result Despair Virtue Our Great Majority Majority Cannot Republic Founded
Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted. Andrew Jackson
People Fear Corrupted Deluded May Cannot Moment
Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that... the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations. Andrew Jackson
You Will Become Control Monopoly Unless Corporations States Find Spirit More Check Over Exclusive Passed Dearest End Privileges Hands In The End Interests Your Watchful Thirst
Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit. Andrew Jackson
Power Control Benefit Corporations Paper Paper Currency Able Mischief Exclusive Employed Altogether Springs Privileges Currency Which Interest Derives Multitude
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. Andrew Jackson
Government Money Political Political Power Will Power States Concentrated Officers Substantially Which Public Pays
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. Andrew Jackson
Government Evils Only Abuse Exist Necessary
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody. Andrew Jackson
World Think Ruled Must Civil Shall No-One Red Without Blood Bloody Sword Need
The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble. Andrew Jackson
Constitution Laws Supreme Union
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough. Andrew Jackson
Great Corruption People Strong Will Power Enough Corrective Constitutional Deliberation Calmness Prove Hands Against Agents Used Usurpation Right Suffrage
To the victors belong the spoils. Andrew Jackson
Spoils Victors Belong
The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once. Andrew Jackson
Key Law Safety Diplomacy Country Our Once Say Intrigues Having Supreme Accept Foreign Texas Offered Being Door Republic Us Bolt
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none. Andrew Jackson
Government Business Legal Own Duty Other Pursuits Exclusive Protecting Well None Leave Branches Commerce Privileges Capital Credit
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