Andrew Jackson Quotes


Men do not get up and do mischief, without there is someone in the head of it.


Citations

Jackson, Andrew. Correspondence of Andrew Jackson. Edited by John Spencer Bassett, vol. 4, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1929.

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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
  • Born: March 15, 1767
  • Died: June 8, 1845
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. An expansionist president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union.