“When Jackson used that particular tone of voice, men died, pure and simple.”
“He’s speaking in the tone of voice that everyone uses when they’re about to break you apart.”
“He’s speaking in the tone of voice that everyone uses when they’re about to break you apart. Gentle—kind, even—like they can make the news sound better just by speaking in a lullaby voice.”
“A blanket could be used to wipe away my tears. But it’d better be a blanket the size of America, because I’ve been crying since Andrew Jackson died. ”
“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”
“Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.”