James Buchanan Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.309, ReadHowYouWant.com
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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.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1910). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
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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.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan (2000). “Mr. Buchanan's Administration: On the Eve of the Rebellion”, p.296, Digital Scanning Inc
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“There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution.”
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“I am the last President of the United States!”
-- James BuchananSource : "Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief". Book by Geoffrey Perret, 2004.
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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.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.279, ReadHowYouWant.com
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“The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.”
-- James Buchanan#Inspirational Life Quotes #Rocks Quotes #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.”
-- James BuchananSource : 1857 On finally achieving his country's highest political office at the age of 65.
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“Liberty must be allowed to work out its natural results; and these will, ere long, astonish the world.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1909). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
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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.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan, United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan) (1968). “James Buchanan, 1791-1868: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns
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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.”
-- James BuchananSource : 1861 Said on welcoming his successor, Abraham Lincoln, to the White House.
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“I have gone wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any of them.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1909). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
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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”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan, James Buchanan Henry (1910). “The Works of James Buchanan: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence”
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“Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.”
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“The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.”
-- James BuchananSource : James Buchanan (2000). “Mr. Buchanan's Administration: On the Eve of the Rebellion”, p.252, Digital Scanning Inc
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