Carolina QuotesOne man with courage makes a majority.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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However, see also the attributed quote "desperate courage makes One a majority." — Attributed to Jackson by Robert F. Kennedy in his "Foreword" to the "Young Readers Memorial Edition" of John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, and by Ronald Reagan in nominating Robert Bork to the US Supreme Court, this has never been found in Jackson's writings, and there is no record of him having declared it. Somewhat similar statements are known to have been made by others
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“One man with courage makes a majority.” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-99CA11E41A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/99ca11e41a
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