Jackson

Famous quotes containing the word jackson:

    There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of the Union. Should such an event ever happen, which I fervently pray God to avert, from that date I view our liberty gone.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    Although I could lament in the language and feelings of David for Absalom, I am constrained to say, peace to his manes. Let us weep for the living, and not for the dead.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)