Quotes by James Polk

“In court he is yes sir, no sir and please. He always had this look about him of Who me? - as if he was wrongly accused,”

“He is kind of a ladies man, too,”

“We can cite them for violations, but we dont have enforcement powers,”

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

“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.”

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

“The gratitude of the nation to the Sovereign Arbiter of All Human Events should be commensurate with the boundless blessings which we enjoy.”

“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.”