Carolina QuotesTake time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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Quoted as "a maxim of Gen. Jackson's" in Supplement to the Courant Vol. XXII No. 25, Hartford, Saturday, December 12, 1857, p. 200 books.google
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“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrive…” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-58D909D1E7. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/58d909d1e7
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