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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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Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments. – Andrew Jackson

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Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. – Andrew Jackson

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We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right. – William E. Gladstone

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Washington is a place where politicians dont know which way is up and taxes dont know which way is down. – Robert Orben

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If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that theres no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream. – Jonathan Kozol

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