Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837).
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. Use this quote
War is a blessing compared with national degradation. Use this quote
