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.

Quote by Andrew Jackson

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If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider,...

If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider,...

Disunion by force is treason.

Disunion by force is treason.

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...

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 wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

To the victors belong the spoils.

To the victors belong the spoils.

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it...

Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it...

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...

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it...

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it...

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as...

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as...

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...

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and...

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the...

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the...

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...

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and...

Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.