American - President | March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845
Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.
Andrew Jackson
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Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.
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To the victors belong the spoils.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I have always been afraid of banks.
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Elevate those guns a little lower.
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I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.
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It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
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The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.
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