12th to 18th Presidents of the United States

• It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most efficient service.

• In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

• I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

• Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

• The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

• The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.

• Our great modern Republic . . . May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.

• It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.

• When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country.

• What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

• The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.

• Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

• A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.

• With the Union my best and dearest earthly hopes are entwined.

• May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.

• It is not strange... to mistake change for progress.

• I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

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