Andrew Jackson once said, “You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.” Jackson was known for many things, but being honorable wasn’t one of them. He was admired by the people for always fighting, but this was a reprobate trait. The price that Jackson paid to “secure the blessing” was not of his own, but of the lives of other people. He was from a poor background and was the first self made man in the White House. He studied hard and left to work in an office in Salisbury, North Carolina to become a lawyer. Soon after, he left again to Nashville,Tennessee to study law and gather enough money to buy land and slaves. Andrew Jackson should not be on the twenty dollar bill because he did not represent the common people, his corrupt …show more content…
““I have always been afraid of the bank” “Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit.” He advises the public to be cautious with paper money, the irony in it is yet another reason why he should not be on the twenty dollar bill. Andrew Jackson gained control over the bank after vetoing the renewal of the bank charter. He was able to seperate the money into state banks, draining the federal bank of all its money. The bank slowly died and the circulation of money increased inflation, causing the money to be worth less. Andrew Jackson once said, “There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.” In perspective, Jackson’s work can also be applied to his own quote in which he tries to talk about the rich men who use their power for personal gain or social status. The Indians who were endlessly persecuted hated his unmerciful hand that was responsible for the killing of thousands. Andrew Jackson forced the Native Americans to an early death by pushing them to the Indian territory of present day Oklahoma. Andrew Jackson was the epitome of racial profiling. He despised the Native Americans and did