Quotes of James Polk - somelinesforyou

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses. ”

- James Polk

“ 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 Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ 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 Polk

“ No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ”

- James Polk

“ Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. ”

- James Polk

“ One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ 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 Polk

“ No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ”

- James Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ”

- James Polk

“ Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. ”

- James Polk

“ 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 Polk

“ No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ”

- James Polk

“ No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ”

- James Polk

“ The gratitude of the nation to the Sovereign Arbiter of All Human Events should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy. ”

- James Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. ”

- James Polk

“ We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. ”

- James Polk

“ 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 Polk
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