Robert V. Remini > Quotes

“Republics exist as long as the people "adhere to principles and virtue.”
― Robert V. Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson

“Until the day he died he could suddenly explode in rage over some slight or offense and then go to infinite pains to seek revenge against the offender.”
― Robert V. Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson

“it should be remembered that to the American of the early nineteenth century public corruption was not simply a matter of bribery or stealing government money. There were other—far worse—forms of corruption, such as subverting the constitutional system, lusting after political power, and placing private interests ahead of the public: good. To use one’s public office to acquire power or a higher office, such as Jackson accused Crawford of doing,15 was far more vicious and destructive and dangerous than mere thievery.”
― Robert V. Remini, The Life of Andrew Jackson