Andrew Jackson’s Quotes about Manifest Destiny
The hand of Providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith. – Andrew Jackson
Our Federal Union! It must be preserved! – Andrew Jackson
The wisdom of man never conceived a system of government equal to it. – Andrew Jackson
The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty. A student’s perusal of the sacred volume will make him a better citizen, a better father, and a better husband. – Andrew Jackson
The Bible is the rock on which our Republic rests. – Andrew Jackson
There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty. – Andrew Jackson
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own. – Andrew Jackson
Americans are a people who are peaceable when peace is secure, but formidable and terrible when it is not; and, conscious of their own strength and honesty, will never bear an insolent and oppressive enemy. – Andrew Jackson
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. – Andrew Jackson
The duties of government are to protect property rights, encourage commerce, and protect the people from their own government. – Andrew Jackson
Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty. – Andrew Jackson
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. – Andrew Jackson
The duty of government is to leave commerce free and untaxed. – Andrew Jackson
Every man who has been in office a few years thinks he got there by his own sufficiency, that he is the cause, so that he does not acknowledge Providence at all. – Andrew Jackson
The American Constitution is, so far as I can perceive, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man. – Andrew Jackson
Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission. – Andrew Jackson
The people are sovereign. They are the source of all power. – Andrew Jackson
The great majority of us are straight-forward men. Honest men who think they can trust their associates as they would themselves. – Andrew Jackson
In the power of faith, the highest acts of valor and benevolence have been performed; in the name of faith, temples and cities have been sacked and destroyed. – Andrew Jackson
Our government is founded on the intelligence of the people. If anything happens that is wrong, the people will correct it. – Andrew Jackson
I have always been afraid of banks. – Andrew Jackson
If the Union can be preserved only by the sacrifice of individual states’ rights, I shall be willing to sacrifice these rights to the preservation of the Union. – Andrew Jackson
I will go with the Union; with the majority. If Massachusetts goes for the institution of slavery, I will go to South Carolina and be a slave-holder. – Andrew Jackson
There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. – Andrew Jackson
We are not afraid of nations of men. – Andrew Jackson
The free people of these United States have united their suffrages, and the voice of their contest is a sacred oracle of liberty. – Andrew Jackson
The enemy aspires to domineer over this Republic, and to rule by the power of corruption. – Andrew Jackson
This Union, madam, has been in the constant habit of bestowing favors on others, and it is yet to be made manifest that she is not to bestow her favor on her own citizens. – Andrew Jackson
We must not only look at the rebellion as it stands before the civilized world, but judging of it by ourselves in our own country and in the midst of us. – Andrew Jackson
The powers of the Federal Government are or were all drawn from the voluntary grant of the people. – Andrew Jackson
Foreign influence is truly the Gordion knot of our politics; a nation despicable in its own eyes, and despicable in the eyes of other nations. – Andrew Jackson
I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me. – Andrew Jackson
The enemies of free government have always leagued themselves with those who possess power, wealth, and the influence which these bestow. – Andrew Jackson
The man who is put in power to serve a party, is never the servant of his country. – Andrew Jackson
There is no safety for freedom in a country where the unconquerable public opinion respects no one but those in power. – Andrew Jackson
The pride, power, and avarice of conquerors have trifled away from the feeble and distracted councils of America. – Andrew Jackson
No free people can long remain free without education. The diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. – Andrew Jackson
The happiness of society is the end of government. – Andrew Jackson
The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. – Andrew Jackson
It is a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. – Andrew Jackson
Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. – Andrew Jackson
The Bible, a free press, and democracy are the essentials of our Republic. – Andrew Jackson
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. – Andrew Jackson
I have always been afraid of banks. – Andrew Jackson
It is well known that I was in private life before I was President. I was a citizen before I was a soldier. I was a farmer before I was a citizen. It is always to be respected that a man possesses property. – Andrew Jackson
The duty of government is to leave commerce free and untaxed. – Andrew Jackson
Americans are a people who are peaceable when peace is secure, but formidable and terrible when it is not; and, conscious of their own strength and honesty, will never bear an insolent and oppressive enemy. – Andrew Jackson
One man with courage makes a majority. – Andrew Jackson
The great moral work of Christianity is to produce such a state of society as will enable every individual in it to obtain the greatest amount of personal pleasure combined with the greatest amount of social happiness. – Andrew Jackson
The Bible is the rock on which our Republic rests. – Andrew Jackson