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Famous Quotes By James K. Polk

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With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses. — James K. Polk

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There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S. — James K. Polk

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If a man ... would shake and not be shaken, grip and not be gripped, taking care always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as it squeezed him, then he suffered no inconvenience from it. — James K. Polk

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I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy. — James K. Polk

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All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection. — James K. Polk

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The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves. — James K. Polk

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We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. — James K. Polk

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There are four great measures for my administration - a reduction of tariff, an independent treasury, settlement of the Oregon boundary and acquisition of California. — James K. Polk

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The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government. — James K. Polk

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The gratitude ... should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy. — James K. Polk

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Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good. — James K. Polk

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Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. — James K. Polk

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No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds. — James K. Polk

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Although ... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. — James K. Polk

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Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family. — James K. Polk

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Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. — James K. Polk

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I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you. — James K. Polk

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Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state. — James K. Polk

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Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government. — James K. Polk

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Public opinion: May it always perform one of its appropriate offices, by teaching the public functionaries of the State and of the Federal Government, that neither shall assume the exercise of powers entrusted by the Constitution to the other. — James K. Polk

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When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me. — James K. Polk

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The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the bonds of peace and union this great and increasing family of free and independent States, will be the chart by which I shall be directed. — James K. Polk

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One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. — James K. Polk

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General Taylor is, I have no doubt, a well-meaning old man. He is, however, uneducated, exceedingly ignorant of public affairs, and I should judge, of very ordinary capacity. — James K. Polk

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It is confidently believed that our system may be safely extended to the utmost bounds of our territorial limits ... — James K. Polk

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It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored. — James K. Polk

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I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close. I will soon cease to be a servant and will become a sovereign. — James K. Polk

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The Presidency is not a bed of roses. — James K. Polk

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No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. — James K. Polk