Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by James K. Polk

Quote by James K. Polk

“I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy.”

Quote by James K. Polk

Create image

Author

James K. Polk
James K. Polk

James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Known for his foreign policy and the expansion of the United States' territory, he is particularly remembered for his role in the Mexican War, which significantly increased the country's land area. more

You May Also Like

“I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.”

LifePersonsStillsI CanAbleActionCan DoAbilityResponsibilitySolitudeCapacityOneselfOnenessWomen EmpowermentAnimal RightsVolunteerService To OthersCan Do SomethingVolunteerismActs Of KindnessDoingsBeing At PeacePeace JusticeMake Peace Not WarHuman TraffickingTraffickingEquality And JusticeWords Of KindnessMaking A Difference In The WorldPower Of OneYou Can Make A DifferenceYou Make A DifferenceInspirational StudentInspirational VolunteerVolunteerism And ServiceVolunteer ServiceDoing For OthersVolunteering And ServiceInspiring VolunteerResponsibility To Others
Author:Edward Everett
Create image

“The evil, Sir, is enormous; the inevitable suffering incalculable. Do not stain the fair fame of the country. . . . Nations of dependent Indians, against their will, under color of law, are driven from their homes into the wilderness. You cannot explain it; you cannot reason it away. . . . Our friends will view this measure with sorrow, and our enemies alone with joy. And we ourselves, Sir, when the interests and passions of the day are past, shall look back upon it, I fear, with self-reproach, and a regret as bitter as unavailing.”

LooksSelfCountryReasonHomePastLawJoySufferingPassionEvilNationsInterestViewsEnemyColorRegretSorrowFameFairsDrivenEnormousBitterInevitableDependentWildernessStainsReproach
Author:Edward Everett
Create image

“Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich with the legal right to fix, by assize, the wages of the poor? If this is not slavery, we have forgotten its definition. Strike the right of associating for the sale of labor from the privileges of a freeman, and you may as well bind him to a master, or ascribe him to the soil.”

IfsWellsMayLawJusticePoorRichMastersArmsLaborSlaveryForgottenPrivilegeDefinitionsStrikesGenerositySoilSentimentsWagesFreemanAbhorrent
Author:William C. Bryant
Create image