The authority of the Supreme Court must not be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.
Andrew JacksonI find virtue to be found amongst the farmers of the country alone, not about courts, where courtiers dwell.
Andrew JacksonIt is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
Andrew JacksonPrivate property is held sacred in all good governments, and particularly in our own. Yet shall the fear of invading it prevent a general from marching his army over a cornfield or burning a house which protects the enemy? A thousand other instances might be cited to show that laws must sometimes be silent when necessity speaks.
Andrew Jackson