The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer… form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws. – Andrew Jackson
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. – Andrew Jackson
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
You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time thats healthy and indeed even creative. But its where – its really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. – Tony Blair
When youre a kid, I think you want to be a film star. And Im not as enamoured with that any more. The reality of that life is a lot of travel, and a lot of being away, which is impractical because I have four children, so I dont want to be away that much, not the other side of the world away. – Rob Brydon