Thursday, February 19, 2009

Today's History Lesson

Is from "Andrew Jackson, The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845", by Robert Remini:
Under Jackson virtually every federal department was 'reformed', and the Post Office and Land Office, which employed more than three-fourths of the civilian personnel of the entire government, underwent major overhauls. (Emphasis added.)

Imagine. No need for the central government to get all in everyone's business, so it consists of the Post Office, the Land Office, and little else. No wonder Jackson paid off the national debt.

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