In no case can I permit myself to be a candidate of any party or yield myself to any party schemes. — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I cannot in any case permit myself to be brought before the people, exclusively, by any of the political parties that now so unfortunately divide our country, as their candidate for office. — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret if for the friends I leave behind — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
Economy I consider a virtue & should be practiced by all; there is certainly no way in which money can be laid out than… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
Let us invoke a continuance of the same protecting care which has led us from small beginnings to the eminence we this day occupy. — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I know enough of the family life of officers. I scarcely know my own children or they me. — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
My duty to the army and to the republic whose battles we were waging forbade me assuming a position of seeming hostility to any… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
The appointing power vested in the president imposes delicate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me. — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
