Andrew Jackson’s life was full of battles – not just struggles, but actual battles. The strong-willed frontiersman ruled his life based on a set of beliefs that led to confrontations with anyone deemed to be a threat to one of his core principles. … His indomitable will often carried the day, fixing his gaze on a target, regardless of how difficult, and willing himself and his colleagues to the successful outcome through an unforgiving grit and determination. Jackson was feared, and rightfully so, in part because he was fearless. There was no challenge he wouldn’t accept, with the confidence that he would always prevail, in part because he had no doubts about the righteousness of his desires. … Jackson rarely wasted time justifying the means of his behavior. In Jackson’s mind, the end always justified the means. If that meant breaking traditional norms, violating the orders of his superiors, or usurping power assigned to others, then that was fine with him. … With his innate confidence, he transformed the presidency into a seat of power that had heretofore been muted in its scope and authority. In this sense, Andrew Jackson may have been the most monarchical president in the history of the nation. But the people of the nation loved him for it, the results he achieved, and even the unorthodox manner in which he achieved them. … This was the faith the people had in Andrew Jackson, regardless of the despotic tendencies of his reign.