Quote by Andrew Jackson
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only i

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. – Andrew Jackson

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Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. – Andrew Jackson

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Peace
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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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As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. – Andrew Jackson

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Government
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Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. – Theodore Roosevelt

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We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill

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Government

Are we still a country that takes risks, that innovates, that believes anything is possible? Or are we a country that is resigned to whatever liberty the government decides to dish out? – Mitch McConnell

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Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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