1. People
    2.  › 
  2. James K. Polk
James K. Polk photo

James K. Polk Quotes

Total quotes: 10
“Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.”
— James K. Polk, Diary entry
Tagged: God, Constitution, Connection, Church, state, separation
“There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress, as well as others, than I had any conception [of], before I became President of the U.S.”
— James K. Polk, Diary entry
Tagged: selfishness, Principle, Congress, Government, President
“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, Diary entry
Tagged: Term, Presidency, End, Servant, Sovereignty
“Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our Government.”
— James K. Polk, Inaugural Address
Tagged: Foreign Power, Government, Law, character
“With me it is emphatically true that the presidency is "no bed of roses."”
— James K. Polk
Tagged: Presidency, Hardship, Work, Difficulty
“I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy.”
— James K. Polk
Tagged: Controversy, Presidency, United States, newspaper
“Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.”
— James K. Polk
Tagged: Peace, Contentment, country, World
“The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government. While the Chief Magistrate and the popular branch of Congress are elected for short terms by the suffrages of those millions who must in their own persons bear all the burdens and miseries of war, our Government can not be otherwise than pacific.”
— James K. Polk
Tagged: Fear, Government, Congress, War
“I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.”
— James K. Polk, What Were The Dead Presidents' Last Words?
Tagged: Beautiful Last Words, Famous, Death, Last Words, Love, Eternity
“By the theory of our Government majorities rule, but this right is not an arbitrary or unlimited one. It is a right to be exercised in subordination to the Constitution and in conformity to it. One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.”
— James K. Polk
Tagged: rule, Government, rights, Minorities, Constitution, Oppression
loading next page...