War is a blessing compared with national degradation. – Andrew Jackson
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. – Andrew Jackson
Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted. – Andrew Jackson
Nullification means insurrection and war and the other states have a right to put it down. – Andrew Jackson
As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a Near Great even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. – Thomas Frank