The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. – Andrew Jackson
The people are the government, administering it by their agents they are the government, the sovereign power. – Andrew Jackson
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. – Andrew Jackson
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. – Andrew Jackson