9 quotes
president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
“The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.”
"Take time to deliberate but when the time for action arrives stop thinking and go in."
on Wisdom
"It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes."
on Corruption
"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses."
on Government
"One man with courage makes a majority."
on Courage
"Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted."
on Fear
"Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms."
on Peace
"There goes a man made by the Lord Almighty and not by his tailor."
on Faith
"War is a blessing compared with national degradation."
on War
