Andrew Jackson: “Their continued repetition imposes on me, as the representative and trustee of the American people, the painful but…”

If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.

Local interests would still be found there, and unchastened ambition.

The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.

There is too much at stake to allow pride or passion to influence your decision.