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 brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than...

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than...

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...

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...

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

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

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission.

Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary...

I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

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...