The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and a friend to her foe

Quote by Andrew Jackson

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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...

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...

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...

In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here...

In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Every diminution of the public burdens arising from taxation gives to individual enterprise increased power...

Every diminution of the public burdens arising from taxation gives to individual enterprise increased power...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.

Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.