Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson's Farewell Address

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Price of freedom

Speaker

Andrew Jackson

Source

Andrew Jackson's Farewell Address Presidential farewell addresses

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jackson, Andrew. Farewell address. 4 Mar. 1837, Washington, DC USA.

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