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You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessings.

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Andrew Jackson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1767
Born: March 15
Died: 1845
Died: June 8
7Th U.S. President
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[The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.
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Their object is disunion.
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