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Letter "J" » James Polk Quotes
«In court he is 'yes sir,' 'no sir' and 'please.' He always had this look about him of 'Who me?' - as if he was wrongly accused,»
Author: James Polk
«He is kind of a ladies' man, too,»
Author: James Polk
«We can cite them for violations, but we don't have enforcement powers,»
Author: James Polk
«One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.»
Author: 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.»
Author: James Polk
«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.»
Author: James Polk
«Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.»
Author: 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.»
Author: James Polk
«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.»
Author: James Polk
«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.»
Author: James Polk
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