Quote#Wisdom
The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me, but I will kill it
Quote byAndrew Jackson · 1767–1845
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Said to Martin Van Buren (8 July 1832) and quoted in The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren, published in Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1918, vol. II (1920), ed. John Clement Fitzpatrick, ch. XLIII (p. 625).
English (original)
The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me, but I will kill it.
— Andrew Jackson
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