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I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository

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

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

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Peace
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Andrew Jackson
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As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. – Andrew Jackson

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Government
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There is too much government today. Weve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people. – Ray Bradbury

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Government

The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy. – Mitt Romney

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Government

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation. – Woodrow Wilson

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Government

Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesnt pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone. – Sarah Palin

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Government

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Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. – Alfred Adler

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Action

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better. – Sydney J. Harris

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Change

I think quite a lot of people have a friendship or a love thats gone like that and it never quite reconciles properly. – Tim Finn

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Friendship

I dont practice, but I am still officially in paediatrics. I keep in touch with journals, and I have a very good data bank of medical information and there is a key thing for a writer knowing where to go. I know where to go to get the information that I need. – Jonathan Kellerman

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Medical