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To: jdm
And what was this distortion of Andrew Jackson's philosophy to fit his own political ideology? Webb said: "President Andrew Jackson established an important principle of American-style democracy -- that we should measure the health of our society not at its apex, but at its base. Not with the numbers that come out of Wall Street, but with the living conditions that exist on Main Street."

Perhaps Webb failed to read Jackson's Farewell Speech, which contained warnings about the tendency of those elected to power to "enlarge the powers of the General Government" and of the need for the people to curb what he called unconstitutional taxing and taking of their own wealth. He warned of the dangers of "paper money" whereby the people's earnings could be inflated away (sounds like he foresaw the Federal Reserve's printing of money). Hard to believe Jackson would ever support the socialist idea of forced redistribution of wealth advocated by Webb and the Democrats.

Jackson's Farewell remarks to the nation contained these final words:

"You have no longer any cause to fear danger from abroad; your strength and power are well known throughout the civilized world, as well as the high and gallant bearing of your sons. It is from within, among yourselves--from cupidity, from corruption, from disappointed ambition and inordinate thirst for power--that factions will be formed and liberty endangered. It is against such designs, whatever disguise the actors may assume, that you have especially to guard yourselves. You have the highest of human trusts committed to your care. Providence has showered on this favored land blessings without number, and has chosen you as the guardians of freedom, to preserve it for the benefit of the human race. May He who holds in His hands the destinies of nations make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed and enable you, with pure hearts and pure hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time the great charge He has committed to your keeping." Webb might have been well advised to read more of Jackson before using him for his own petty political purposes.

104 posted on 01/23/2007 8:08:56 PM PST by loveliberty2
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I think you need to call Mr. Webb's office tomorrow and read them those quotes. I'm sure they would find them enlightening. I hope they would, anyway. Those are some great bits. Thanks for posting them.


108 posted on 01/23/2007 8:54:21 PM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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