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Quote by Andrew Jackson
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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Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges… which are employed altogether for their benefit. – Andrew Jackson

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The people are the government, administering it by their agents they are the government, the sovereign power. – Andrew Jackson

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

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Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true. – Polish Proverb

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