Andrew Jackson Quotes (70 Quotes)

I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.

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

If the Union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated and settled in the halls of legislation will then be tried in fields of battle and determined by the sword.

It is a damned poor mind indeed that can't think of at least two ways of spelling any word.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

Never take counsel of your fears.

We wanted to be aggressive and physical on defense. We were very sharp.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

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

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

It was just neat looking around, seeing people up there watching us, seeing all the artwork and realizing all the important people who have been in here. This building just makes us feel small.

Both Anne and her art are really interesting. She has one of those personalities that jumps in your face and you instantly like her. She led us to her painting an original of three little birds with swollen eyes, and their tears were putting out a forest fire. I bought it immediately.

The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.

To the victors belong the spoils.

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

The mischief springs from the power which the monied interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges which they have succeeded in obtaining...and unless you become more watchful in your states and check this spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that the most important powers of government have been given or bartered away.- Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address, 1837

That book Bible, sir, is the rock on which our republic rests.

This barbershop being dedicated to a black American soldier also represents something very positive for the community. And I believe in the flag, even if the country doesn't live up to it.

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

One man with courage makes a majority.

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

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

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred, and most irreversible part of my obligation to preserve the union of these states, although it may cost me my life.

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.

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

I have always been afraid of banks.

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

If a warden sees cigarette litter being thrown from a car, they will take the number and trace the owner to send them a fine.

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

We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not to enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the government.

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

I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

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

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.

Soaring gasoline and natural gas prices will have a major negative impact on family budgets and household spending, likely resulting in job losses in sectors like tourism and retail trade.

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.

Our brief was to create an environment where people could feel comfortable shopping, dining, relaxing and meeting friends and it is wonderful that our design has been acknowledged in this way.

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

A lot of people are concerned about what's in these things because it says one thing and means another. You've really got to research it.

Anne's work reaches a broad audience. She had a one-woman show in the Red Light District of San Francisco at the Shooting Gallery next to a park where they actually do shoot up. You can't predict where her art will go, just that it will.

Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.

We made a mistake, and you have to be responsible for your mistakes. If they feel the title shouldn't be here at Burke, then it shouldn't be here. I'm fine with that. You just have to go out there and do it all over again.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once.

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.