For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it in its integrity to the full extent of the obligations imposed and the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution.
The Bible is the best of books, and I wish it were in the hands of every one. It is indispensable to the safety and permanence of our institutions. A… - Zachary Taylor
The Bible is the best of books, and I wish it were in the hands of every one. It is indispensable to the safety and permanence of our institutions. A…
- Zachary Taylor
The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to ente… - Zachary Taylor
The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to ente…
I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but my country. - Zachary Taylor
I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but my country.
My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible w… - Zachary Taylor
My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible w…
Stop your nonsense and drink your whiskey! - Zachary Taylor
Stop your nonsense and drink your whiskey!
I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends. - Zachary Taylor
I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.
May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degre… - Zachary Taylor
May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degre…
In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend. - Zachary Taylor
In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.
I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the whole people. - Zachary Taylor
I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the whole people.
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