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

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

To extraordinary powers of labor, both mental and physical, he unites that tact and judgement which are requisite to the successful direction of such an office as that of Chief Magistrate of a free people. — Andrew Jackson

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

Disunion by force is treason. — Andrew Jackson

Our union: it must be preserved. — Andrew Jackson

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble. — Andrew Jackson

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone. — Andrew Jackson

I not only rejoice, but congratulate my beloved country Texas is reannexed, and the safety, prosperity, and the greatest interest of the whole Union is secured by this great and important national act. — Andrew Jackson

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred, and most irreversible part of my obligation to preserve the union of these states, although it may cost me my life. — Andrew Jackson

The people are intelligent, the people are just, and in time these characteristics must have an effect on their Representatives. — Jon Meacham

When the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. — Andrew Jackson

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. — Andrew Jackson

Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking. (Andrew Jackson) — Jon Meacham

There are, perhaps, few men who can for any length of time enjoy office and power without being more or less under the influence of feelings unfavorable to the faithful discharge of their political duties. — Andrew Jackson

It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word. — Andrew Jackson

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key and bolt the door at once. — Andrew Jackson

Corporations have neither bodies to kick, nor souls to damn. — Andrew Jackson

If congress has the right under the Constitution to issue paper money, it was given them to use themselves, not to be delegated to individuals or corporations. — Andrew Jackson

People are my religion/Because I believe in them. — Andrew Jackson

I am fearful that the paper system will ruin the state. Its demoralizing effects are already seen and spoken of everywhere. I therefore protest against receiving any of that trash. — Andrew Jackson

I do not forget that I am a mechanic. I am proud to own it. Neither do I forget that the apostle Paul was a tentmaker; Socrates was a sculptor; and Archimedes was a mechanic. — Andrew Jackson

This spirit of mob–law is becoming as great an evil as a servile war. — Andrew Jackson

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind. — Andrew Jackson

The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests. — Andrew Jackson

The President is the direct representative of the American people and is elected by the people and responsible to them. — Andrew Jackson

To the victors belong the spoils. — Andrew Jackson

Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well. — Andrew Jackson

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

Freemasonry is an establishment founded on the benevolent intention of extending and conferring mutual happiness upon the best and truest principles of moral life and social virtue. — Andrew Jackson

Perpetuity is stamped upon the Constitution by the blood of our fathers. — Andrew Jackson

Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. — Andrew Jackson

Their object is disunion. — Andrew Jackson

If Congress has the right under the constitution to issue paper money, it was given them to be used by themselves, not to be delegated to individuals or corporations. — Andrew Jackson

After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun. — Andrew Jackson

If a warden sees cigarette litter being thrown from a car, they will take the number and trace the owner to send them a fine. — Andrew Jackson

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary. — Andrew Jackson