James K. Polk Quotes - Page 2

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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

  Men, Judging, Doubt

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• I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.

  James K. Polk

  Love, Dying, Eternity

  Last words, spoken to his wife on June 15, 1849. "Famous Last Words: The Ultimate Collection of Finales and Farewells" by Laura Ward, 2004.

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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

  Strong, Men, Giving

  Polk, James K. (1910). “The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849, now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago historical society; Volume 4”, p.264, Best Books on

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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

  People, Together, Almighty

  James K. Polk (2009). “Messages and Papers of the Presidents: James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce”, p.2479, Wildside Press LLC

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• Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the United States I recognized no distinction of creeds in my appointments office.

  James K. Polk

  Office, Presidential, Thank God

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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

  Teaching, Exercise, Government

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