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

Other quotes by Andrew Jackson

Nullification means insurrection and war and the other states have a right to put it down. – Andrew Jackson

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War
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It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. – Andrew Jackson

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Government
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Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments. – Andrew Jackson

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power
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Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. – Abraham Lincoln

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Government

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. – Frederic Bastiat

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Government

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison

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Government

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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. – Lao Tzu

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A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind. – Ronald Graham

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Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. – Archimedes

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