Presidential Quotes: Andrew Jackson

 Andrew Jackson, 7th US President

“I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me.”

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

“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”

“But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.”

“When the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.”

“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.”

“[The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.”

“No free government can stand without virtue in the people, and a lofty spirit of patriotism.”

“In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents.”

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

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

“The brave man, inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.”

“The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.”

“Go to the Scriptures... the joyful promises it contains will be a balsam to all your troubles.”