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Quote by Andrew Jackson
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend th

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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Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted. – Andrew Jackson

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Fear
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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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great
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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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Government
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Large legislative bodies resolve themselves into coteries, and coteries into jealousies. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved — commitment to a scenario. – Jean Baudrillard

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Government

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries – the financial industry or any other industry. – Rand Paul

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Government

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. – Grover Cleveland

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Government

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