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When the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

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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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You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.
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