"The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power."
― Andrew Jackson
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Government
― Andrew Jackson
More From 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."
- "Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms."
- "Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it down."
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- "By the time Obama came into office, Washington had already agreed over a period of a few weeks to a $700 billion government infusion into the world banking system. Nothing of the sort had ever been done before, and it was done spit spot with very little national debate."― John Podhoretz
- "There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors."― Nancy Kerrigan
- "Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise, train, equip, and then send Vietnam sufficient manpower to do the job."― Stephen Ambrose