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.

Quote by Andrew Jackson

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The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or...

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to...

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to...

I have always been afraid of banks.

I have always been afraid of banks.

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of...

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of...

Disunion by force is treason.

Disunion by force is treason.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day...

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day...

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

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

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the...

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the...

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways...

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways...

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

One man with courage makes a majority.

One man with courage makes a majority.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the...

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the...