Andrew Jackson Quotes
Was there ever such a bare-faced corruption in any country before?
In the 1824 presidential election Jackson won a plurality of popular and electoral votes but not a majority. The election was thrown into the House of Representatives where Speaker Henry Clay cut a deal with John Quincy Adams who had finished second. Adams became President and Clay, Secretary of State.
Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845, 7th President of the United States (Democrat, TN), Letter 1825
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This is a common rejoinder of third world country leaders to accusations of Western democracies about corruption. And doubtless it is true. However temptation has never been a good defense of improper behavior.
The leaders and creators of these anti-corruption organizations get kickbacks from corrupt officials and organizations to be sure that they do not get investigated and exposed. In some cases they frame an honest politician who would not pay them and accuse him of corruption to show the public that they are cracking down on corruption. Or they go after corrupt politicians who are going against the regime on political matters. Not all anti-corruption and reform organizations are corrupt themselves, but many are. But the methods of corruption thoughout the world are becoming more and more sophisticated as the simple forms are being exposed by media and reform groups.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
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.
