Samuel Andrew Jackson

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    What disgraceful scenes in Congress. Is Mr. Adams demented, or is he perversely wicked? Both, I think, and Adams ought to be confined to a hospital.
    Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    Perhaps Samuel Johnson was a great man; he was certainly a drumbling one.
    Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977)

    Strike on your drummes, spread out your ancyents!
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    In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but be appointed for not more than seven years. The people would always re-elect the good judges.
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)