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By Andrew Jackson
The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer all know that their success depends upon their own industry and economy, and that they must not expect to become suddenly rich by the fruits of their toil. Yet these classes of society form the great body of the people of the United States; they are the bone and sinew of the country--men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws...
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- 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 as he left the presidency. The passage ends mid-sentence ("... and who, moreover, hold the great mass of our national wealth"), so the quote is a cut.