"May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble……" — 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 degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family."
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Zachary Taylor
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18 Quotes by Zachary Taylor
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I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave…
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For more than half a century, during which kingdoms and empires have fallen, this Union has stood unshaken. The patriots…
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The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never…
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I would not be the mere President of a Party. I feel bound to administer the government untrammeled by party…
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In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence…
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I am not a party candidate, and if elected cannot be President of a party, but the President of the…
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My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as…
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I regret nothing, but I am sorry that I am about to leave my friends.
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Stop your nonsense and drink your whiskey!
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The power given by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto is a high conservative power; but in…
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I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but…
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In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and…
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