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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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The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Agents Government People Power Sovereign

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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

Topics: Concentrated Government Money Officers Pays Political Political Power Power Public States Substantially Which Will

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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.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Cannot Confidence Despair Fear Founded Government Great Great Majority Intelligence Majority Our People Republic Result Virtue

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We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not to enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the government.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Beginning Beyond Cannot Determination Economy Era Government Income Inflexible Necessities Necessity New New Era Our Real Rigid Strongly Too Urge

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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.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Acts Bend Government Often Own Powerful Purposes Regretted Rich Selfish Too

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I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Body Cannot Consent Emperor Feelings Forbid Government King Laid Mortal Our Prepared Principles Republican Shall Simplicity System

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The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

~Andrew Johnson

Topics: Goal Government People Poor Rich Rich People Strive

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The job of the government - and my responsibility - is to help people live healthier lives. The framework is about giving local authorities the ability to focus on the most effective ways to improve the public's health and reduce health inequalities, long-term, from cradle to grave.

~Andrew Lansley

Topics: Ability About Authorities Cradle Effective Focus Framework Giving Government Grave Health Healthier Help Help People Improve Job Live Lives Local Long-Term Most People Public Reduce Responsibility Ways

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