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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 30341 |
| QUOTATION: | I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), U.S. president. Letter, May 12, 1833, to [Martin] Van Buren. Jackson had been assaulted by a former naval officer whom he had had dismissed for theft. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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