Andrew Jackson American President Quotations

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

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

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

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

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

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

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

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

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.