Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Wife, Marriage, Heaven
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Taxes, Taxation
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Sacrifice, Value
One man with courage is a majority.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Courage
Every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society—the farmers, mechanics, and laborers—who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Welfare
The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Courage, Bravery
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
—Andrew Jackson
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Time, Action, War
It is a damn poor mind indeed which can’t think of at least two ways to spell any word.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Words
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 its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Patriotism
Our Union: It must be preserved.
—Andrew Jackson
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rain, shower its favors alike on the high and on the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Government
I hope and trust to meet you in Heaven, both white and black-both white and black.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Death
John Marshall has made his decision: now let him enforce it!
—Andrew Jackson
It’s a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.
—Andrew Jackson
Topics: Words, Mind, The Mind
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: Government
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