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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

Topics: Body Bone Country Desire Equal Equal Rights Farmer Form Great Laborer Laws Liberty Love Mechanic Men Nothing People Planter Rights States United United States Who

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Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: American Mission People Perfect Perfect People

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There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Abuse Evils Exist Government Necessary Only

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Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Cannot Corrupted Fear May Moment People

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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.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Acknowledge Any Believes Better Better Man Error He His Instantly Man Reservation Right Salt Slightly Stick Takes Up Will Without Worth

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There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Doing Fun Having Lots Nothing Pleasure

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War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Blessing Compared Degradation National War

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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 the people, but be appointed for not more than seven years. The people would always re-elect the good judges.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Against Always Appointed Crown England Good Here Independence Independent Judges More People Protect Seven Should Than Would Years

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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

Topics: Conscience Defending Good Government Liberty Long Our People Persons Press Property Rights Us Will Worth

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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.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Branches Business Capital Commerce Credit Duty Exclusive Government Leave Legal None Other Own Privileges Protecting Pursuits Well

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: March 15th, 1767

Died: June 8th, 1845

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