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> [The gratitude ... should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/the-gratitude-should-be-commensurate-with-the-boundless-blessings/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

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> [Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good. The gratitude of the nation to the sovereign arbiter of all human events should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/under-the-benignant-providence-of-almighty-god-the-representatives-of/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

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## More by James K. Polk

> [No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/no-union-exists-between-church-and-state-and-perfect-freedom-of/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [The gratitude ... should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/the-gratitude-should-be-commensurate-with-the-boundless-blessings/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/minorities-have-a-right-to-appeal-to-the-constitution-as-a-shield/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Our relations with the various Indian tribes continue to be of a pacific character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/our-relations-with-the-various-indian-tribes-continue-to-be-of-a/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [I would bring the government back to what it was intended to be - a plain economical government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/i-would-bring-the-government-back-to-what-it-was-intended-to-be-a/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/the-constitution-itself-plainly-written-as-it-is-the-safeguard-of-our/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Under the blessings of Divine Providence ... It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/under-the-blessings-of-divine-providence-it-becomes-us-in-humility-to/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. If he entrusts the details and smaller matters to subordinates constant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/no-president-who-performs-his-duties-faithfully-and-conscientiously/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/under-the-benignant-providence-of-almighty-god-the-representatives-of/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/thank-god-under-our-constitution-there-was-no-connection-between/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [The Presidency is not a bed of roses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/the-presidency-is-not-a-bed-of-roses/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Although in our country the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/although-in-our-country-the-chief-magistrate-must-almost-of-necessity/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [The whole frame of the Federal Constitution proves that the government which it creates was intended to be one of limited and specified powers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/the-whole-frame-of-the-federal-constitution-proves-that-the/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/all-distinctions-of-birth-or-of-rank-have-been-abolished-all-citizens/)

[James K. Polk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-polk/)

> [Senator Badger did not call. During the whole of the last session of Congress, he did not call on me. He is a bitter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-polk/senator-badger-did-not-call-during-the-whole-of-the-last-session-of/)

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