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Zachary Taylor Quotes

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Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (Southern Biography)

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

"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."

"In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend."

"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."

 

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