The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent…

- John Tyler

It was hard graft all the way and a good result in the end.

- John Tyler

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.

- John Tyler

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

- John Tyler

The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his rights.

- John Tyler

Let it be henceforth proclaimed to the world that man's conscience was created free; that he is no longer accountable to his fellow man for his relig…

- John Tyler

When the happy era shall arrive for the emancipation of nations, hastened on as it will be by the example of America, shall they not resort to the De…

- John Tyler

Here lies the body of my good horse, The General. For years he bore me around the circuit of my practice and all that time he never made a blunder. W…

- John Tyler

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

- John Tyler