The best Quotes by James Buchanan

The best Quotes by James Buchanan

James Buchanan Jr. (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861.

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Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that at least I meant well for my country.

June 1st 1868

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

Elections & Voting

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

I like the noise of democracy.

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In England, they drive on the left side of the road.
In Pennsylvania we drive on what's left of the road.

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Pennsylvania - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Money can't buy life.

Bob Marley - last words - May 11th 1981

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Oh, friend, I am leaving this world that makes hearts break or turn to stone.

Nicolas Chamfort - last words - April 13th 1794

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Heart Last Words

A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

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Voices Elections & Voting

So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!

Theodor Seuss Geisel in Horton Hears a Who!

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Voices Elections & Voting Mouth

War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics.

Odysseus in Troy

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Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.

Albert Einstein

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Mathematics Politics

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

V in V for Vendetta

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Democracy Governments

The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it.

Jamillia in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

The Epstein Files

The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!

Donald Trump - Juni 2025

It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

Joe Biden - August 2024

You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world.

Joe Biden - July 2024

For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

Barack Obama

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When you fall, the real test is whether you can ignore the naysayers, pick yourself up and come back stronger.

Barack Obama - January 28, 2013 - Miami Heat visit the White House

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to Washington after my remarks. Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country.

George W. Bush - September 2001

2001 September 11th

The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia. The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq...- I mean of Ukraine.

George W. Bush - May 2022

We can't do everything, but we have to do, what we can do.

Bill Clinton

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Now there's no question China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck! That's sort of like trying to nail jello to the wall.

Bill Clinton - March 2000

We are not the sum of our possessions.

George H. W. Bush

Wealth & Richness

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

George H. W. Bush

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ronald Reagan

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Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Ronald Reagan

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

Jimmy Carter

USA Independence Day

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

Jimmy Carter

Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

Gerald R. Ford

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

Gerald R. Ford

Punctuality Wise Sayings Evening

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

Richard Nixon

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

Richard Nixon

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Future Yesterday

Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

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Forgiveness & Mercy Enemies & Opponents Names

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

John F. Kennedy - June 1963

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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

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