James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr.was the 15th President of the United States, serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk, and is to date the last former Secretary of State to serve as President of the United States. After Buchanan turned down an offer to sit on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth23 April 1791
CountryUnited States of America
If you arre as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed.
People from different traditions, don't realize what they will encounter.
Building on the public's unwillingness to act on principle in support of market solutions to apparent problems, whether real or imagined, these interest groups secure arbitrary restrictions on voluntary exchanges and, in the process, secure rents for their members while reducing both the liberties and economic well being of other members of the economic nexus, both domestically and internationally.
How would the US be different today if people coming off the boat were greeted with a welfare check instead of a shovel?
It wasn't a cake walk in Basra but it's going to be a lot, lot more dangerous up there.
We spent some time at practice finishing. We tried some new things and setups and the boys went out and applied it. We're still not quite there, but we're getting the opportunities now.
Greencastle took us out of our game. We passed well vs. Fannett-Metal, but Greencastle played us physical and made their opportunities.
There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution.
If you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home, you are the happiest man in this country.
I have gone wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any of them.
The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.
I like the noise of democracy.
Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.