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

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

In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.

- Zachary Taylor

Stop your nonsense and drink your whiskey!

- 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

I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.

- 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…

- 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…

- Zachary Taylor

I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the whole people.

- Zachary Taylor