James K. Polk

Quotes

• “It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pac...”
• “Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and m...”
• “Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace...”
• “I cannot adequately express the horror I feel for a man who can be so base as to veil his hypocrisy under the cloak of r...”
• “The whole frame of the Federal Constitution proves that the government which it creates was intended to be one of limite...”
• “Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle ...”
• “The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.”