The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.
Andrew JacksonAbout author
- Author's profession: President
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 15, 1767
- Died: June 8, 1845
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