Quote by 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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The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough. – Andrew Jackson

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The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. – Andrew Jackson

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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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I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated. – Chief Joseph

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Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system. – Imran Khan

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Well, you know, I – again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this governments priorities. The federal governments top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account. – Carly Fiorina

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When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads. – Ron Paul

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Nothing preaches better than the act. – Benjamin Franklin

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Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona. – Maynard James Keenan

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The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life. – Lucan

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