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Some claim that Jackson said this on his deathbed.
• Some websites also claim that this is inscribed upon Jackson's tombstone.

I killed the bank.

— Andrew Jackson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I killed the bank." in the context of "Some claim that Jackson said this on his deathbed.
• Some websites also claim that this is inscribed upon Jackson's tombstone." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Andrew Jackson

About Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson (15 March 1767 – 8 June 1845) was the seventh president of the United States of America (1829-1837), regarded as a hero for his actions in the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. He was the first American president to have been a Democrat.