List of James K. Polk Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

I Love You Sarah. For All Eternity, I Love You.

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.

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.

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. The Gratitude Of The Nation To The Sovereign Arbiter Of All Human Events Should Be Commensurate With The Boundless Blessings Which We Enjoy. Peace, Plenty, And Contentment Reign Throughout Our Borders, And Our Beloved Country Presents A Sublime Moral Spectacle To The World.

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.

The Constitution Itself, Plainly Written As It Is, The Safeguard Of Our Federative Compact, The Offspring Of Concession And Compromise, Binding Together In The Bonds Of Peace And Union This Great And Increasing Family Of Free And Independent States, Will Be The Chart By Which I Shall Be Directed.

No Union Exists Between Church And State, And Perfect Freedom Of Opinion Is Guaranteed To All Sects And Creeds.

Minorities Have A Right To Appeal To The Constitution As A Shield Against Such Oppression.