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“The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.309, ReadHowYouWant.com
#Patriotic Quotes
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“To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1910). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
#Historical Quotes
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“Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan (2000). “Mr. Buchanan's Administration: On the Eve of the Rebellion”, p.296, Digital Scanning Inc
#Country Quotes
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“There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution.”
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James Buchanan
#Presidential Quotes
#Heaven Quotes
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“I am the last President of the United States!”
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James Buchanan
Source : "Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief". Book by Geoffrey Perret, 2004.
#President Quotes
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#United States Quotes
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“Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.279, ReadHowYouWant.com
#War Quotes
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“The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.”
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James Buchanan
#Inspirational Life Quotes
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#Presidential Quotes
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“All the friends that I loved and wanted to reward are dead, and all the enemies that I hated and I had marked out for punishment are turned to my friends.”
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James Buchanan
Source : 1857 On finally achieving his country's highest political office at the age of 65.
#Punishment Quotes
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“I like the noise of democracy.”
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James Buchanan
#President Quotes
#Democracy Quotes
#Noise Quotes
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“Liberty must be allowed to work out its natural results; and these will, ere long, astonish the world.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1909). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
#Long Quotes
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#Liberty Quotes
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“If you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan, United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan) (1968). “James Buchanan, 1791-1868: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns
#Men Quotes
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#House Quotes
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“If you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home, you are the happiest man in this country.”
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James Buchanan
Source : 1861 Said on welcoming his successor, Abraham Lincoln, to the White House.
#Happiness Quotes
#Country Quotes
#Home Quotes
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“I have gone wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any of them.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1909). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
#Gentleman Quotes
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“The course of events is so rapidly hastening forward that the emergency may soon arise when you may be called upon to decide the momentous question whether you possess the power by force of arms to compel a State to remain in the Union”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1910). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
#Events Quotes
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#May Quotes
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“Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.”
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James Buchanan
#Body Quotes
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“The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.”
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James Buchanan
Source : James Buchanan (2000). “Mr. Buchanan's Administration: On the Eve of the Rebellion”, p.252, Digital Scanning Inc
#Government Quotes
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