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By Andrew Jackson
...you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
- Source
- Farewell Address, March 4, 1837
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- The American Presidency Project (text follows the Public Papers of the Presidents)
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From Andrew Jackson's farewell address, issued on March 4, 1837. He is warning against renewed power for a national bank and moneyed interests, and the sentence begins with "But".