Andrew Jackson: “Aware as I now am of the dangerous machinations of the bank, it is more than ever my duty to be vigilant in guarding the…”

It is from within, among yourselves--from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power--that factions will be formed and liberty endangered.

At every hazard and by every sacrifice this Union must be preserved.

The duty of every government [is so] to regulate its currency as to protect this numerous class.

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