198 Quotes by Andrew Jackson

"[The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests."

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

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

"Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic to the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people."

"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."

"Freemasonry is a moral order, instituted by virtuous men, with the praiseworthy design of recalling to our remembrance the most sublime truths, in the midst of the most innocent and social pleasures, founded on liberality, brotherly love and charity."

"The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality."

"Toward the aborigines of the country no one can indulge a more friendly feeling than myself, or would go further in attempting to reclaim them from their wandering habits and make them a happy, prosperous people."

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

"The great can protect themselves, but the poor and humble require the arm and shield of the law."