Jackson

Famous quotes containing the word jackson:

    The honor my country shall never be stained by an apology from me for the statement of truth and the performance of duty; nor can I give any explanation of my official acts except such as is due to integrity and justice and consistent with the principles on which our institutions have been framed.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    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 (1767–1845)

    Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites—rather than fighting for jobs or education—fight to remain pink and fight to remain white. And therefore they cannot see an alliance with people that they feel to be inherently inferior.
    —Jesse Jackson (b. 1941)