James Buchanan
- I feel that my duty has been faithfully, though it may be imperfectly, performed, and, whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.
- I am the last President of the United States!
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All the friends that I loved and wanted to reward are dead, and all the enemies that I hated and I had marked out for punishment are turned to my friends.
You come to me three, four months ago, knowing it, and I might have said you're right. God meant me to not love anyone. Be a rock. Don't be touched by no one.
He is best known for such works as The Calculus of Consent, The Limits of Liberty, The Power to Tax, and The Reason of Rules. Buchanan devoted himself to the ...
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Quote 3: "Prevent the American people from crossing the Rocky Mountains? You might as well command Niagara not to flow. We must fulfill our destiny.".
Power always corrupts, and the broad idea of democracy is to spread power around and keep it from getting concentrated. James M Buchanan.
Quotes. Regarding slavery, Buchanan stated, “I believe it to be a great political and a great moral evil. I thank God, my lot has been cast in a state where ...