Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war.

- James Buchanan

The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.

- James Buchanan

I am the last President of the United States!

- James Buchanan

The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.

- James Buchanan

I like the noise of democracy.

- James Buchanan

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 Buchanan

The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.

- James Buchanan

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 fri…

- James Buchanan

Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.

- James Buchanan