Andrew Jackson Quotes


If he lost a leg fighting for his country, that is vote enough for me.


Context

A veteran who had lost a leg in battle applied for a small postmastership. Jackson was told that the veteran had not voted for him:


Citations

Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845, 7th President of the United States (Democrat, TN), Quoted in Paul F. Boller Jr., Presidential Anecdotes, Oxford University Press, 1981

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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.