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.

Quote by Andrew Jackson

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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 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...

Elevate those guns a little lower.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

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...

Disunion by force is treason.

Disunion by force is treason.

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not...

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not...

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...

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

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

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

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...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of...

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of...

No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword...

No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword...

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...

If history has ended, it has been stopped at remarkable cost to the average US...

If history has ended, it has been stopped at remarkable cost to the average US...

Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.

Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a...

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a...

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...

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more...

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human...