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I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.

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Andrew Jackson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1767
Born: March 15
Died: 1845
Died: June 8
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After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun.
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I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun.
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Be good children, and we shall all meet in Heaven. I want to meet you all, white and black, in Heaven. Our Federal Union! It must be preserved! [Toast at a celebration of Thomas Jefferson's birthday, April 13 1830]
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