Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted. – Andrew Jackson
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
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. – Andrew Jackson
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. – Andrew Jackson
The universal human laws – need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain – are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture. – George Saunders