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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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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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It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. – Andrew Jackson

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When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves. – George Pataki

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When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. – Ron Paul

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History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior. – Vladimir Putin

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A Republican by principle and devotion, I will, until my death, oppose all Royalists and all enemies of my Government and the Republic. – Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development. – Friedrich Engels

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