In executing this power by levying a tariff of duties for the support of Government, the raising of revenue should be the object and protection the incident. To reverse this principle and make protection the object and revenue the incident… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
It is a common protector of each and all the States; of every man who lives upon our soil, whether of native or foreign birth; of every religious sect, in their worship of the Almighty according to the dictates of their own conscience; of every shade of opinion, and the most free inquiry; of every art, trade, and occupation consistent… — James K Polk Copy Share
To our wise and free institutions it is to be attributed that while other nations have achieved glory at the price of the suffering,… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
In executing this power by levying a tariff of duties for the support of Government, the raising of revenue should be the object and… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
I prefer to supervise the whole operations of Government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates and this makes my duties very… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
Numerous emigrants, of every lineage and language, attracted by the civil and religious freedom we enjoy and by our happy condition, annually crowd to… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
It has been my constant aim and desire to cultivate peace and commerce with all nations. Tranquility at home and peaceful relations abroad constitute… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
The success of our admirable system is a conclusive refutation of the theories of those in other countries who maintain that a "favored few"… — James K Polk Copy Share Image
