Andrew Jackson Quote with Comments

Andrew Jackson Quote

"You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out,
and by the grace of the Eternal God, will rout you out."

by:	Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th US President
Source:	upon evicting from the Oval Office a delegation of international bankers discussing the Bank Renewal Bill, 1832

Categories:	Banking, Economics, Fed, Money, IRS, Taxation

Reader comments about this quote:

But like roaches and fire ants, they are hard to get rid of. -- jim k, austin,tx
I wish he was alive today - perhaps we could call on the fumigators to tent the White House -- RobertSRQ
I wonder if Mr. Jackson was referring to some of the scoundrels that formed the Federal Reserve Bank.We sure could use policy makers of his caliber today in the USA. -- Anonymous
-- Mike, Norwalk
Always have loved that quote. Its quite possibly one of the reasons for the civil war too. -- J Carlton, Calgary
Interesting take, J Carlton. You may be right. I'm going to look into it further. -- E Archer, NYC
He understood the pitfalls and dangers of allowing bankers and unscrupulous businessmen to run rampant with our funds. -- J. Binford, Twentynine Palms
Jackson wasn't referring to the federal reserve, he was referring to the first central bank called "Bank of the United States" -- Anonymous
that was mean -- booger

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