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 Intelligence
Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it down. -Andrew Jackson War
I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment. -Andrew Jackson Chance
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 Government
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
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. -Andrew Jackson Peace
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 Good
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
The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power. -Andrew Jackson Government
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
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 Great
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
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
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 Men
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 Power
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 Government
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
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. -Andrew Jackson Time
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 Power
