Thomas Hart Benton (politician) - Quotations

Quotations

• "Nobody opposes Benton, sir, nobody but a few black-jack prairie lawyers. These are the only opponents of Benton. Benton and the people, Benton and Democracy are one and the same sir, synonymous terms, sir, synonymous terms."
• "I never quarrel, sir, but I do fight, sir, and when I fight, sir, a funeral follows, sir."
• "Yes, sir, I knew him, sir; General Jackson was a very great man, sir. I shot him, sir. Afterward he was of great use to me, sir, in my battle with the United States Bank." (When asked if he knew Andrew Jackson)
• "When Andrew Jackson starts talking about hanging, men begin looking for ropes." (During the Nullification Crisis)