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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To the victors belong the spoils.

To the victors belong the spoils.

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...

Never take counsel of your fears.

Never take counsel of your fears.

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the...

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the...

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

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...

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...

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...

I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a...

I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a...

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...

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...

I have always been afraid of banks.

I have always been afraid of banks.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have...

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...