Jackson

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    I find ... virtue to be found amongst the farmers of the country alone, not about courts, where courtiers dwell.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    Tell my son how anxious I am that he may read and learn his Book, that he may become the possessor of those things that a grateful country has bestowed upon his papa—Tell him that his happiness through life depends upon his procuring an education now; and with it, to imbibe proper moral habits that can entitle him to the possession of them.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)