Andrew Jackson Quotes & Sayings

“I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.”

“You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.”

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”

“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.”

“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.”

“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.”

“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.”

“I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.”

“I have always been afraid of banks.”