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Zachary Taylor Quotes |
Famous Zachary Taylor Quotes "For more than half a century, during which kingdoms and empires have fallen, this Union has stood unshaken. The patriots who formed it have long since descended to the grave; yet still it remains, the proudest monument to their memory..." Zachary Taylor Quotes Zachary Taylor Quotes Quote 1: "The power given by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto is a high conservative power; but in my opinion it should never be exercised except in cases of clear violation of the Constitution, or manifest haste and want of due consideration by Congress." Quote 2: "I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish—nothing to serve but my country." Quote 3: "It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe." Quote 4: "It eminently becomes a government like our own, founded on the morality and intelligence of its citizens and upheld by their affections, to exhaust every resort of honorable diplomacy before appealing to arms." Quote 5: "The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person." Quote 6: "I shall pursue a straight forward course deviating neither to the right or left so that comes what may I hope my real friends will never have to blush for me, so far as truth, honesty & fair dealings are concerned." Quote 7: "I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me." Short, Famous Zachary Taylor QuotesZachary Taylor Quotes |