44 Quotes by James K. Polk

I love you, Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.

It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.

With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.

Well 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.

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.

One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.