Words matter. These are the best James K. Polk Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.
Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country’s peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.
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.
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.
It is not questioned that the Federal Government is one of limited powers. Its powers are such, and such only, as are expressly granted in the Constitution or are properly incident to the expressly granted powers and necessary to their execution.
The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.
The whole frame of the Federal Constitution proves that the government which it creates was intended to be one of limited and specified powers.
With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.
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.
Our relations with the various Indian tribes continue to be of a pacific character.
It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains, should speedily be filled up by a hardy and patriotic population.
Senator Badger did not call. During the whole of the last session of Congress, he did not call on me. He is a bitter partisan and is no doubt sensible that during the presidential canvass of 1844, he did me gross injustice.
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 Senate are a branch of the treaty-making power, and by consulting them in advance of his own action upon important measures of foreign policy which may ultimately come before them for their consideration, the President secures harmony of action between that body and himself.
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.
