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Never judge a stranger by his clothes.

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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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I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying violent passions on both sides.

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I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the presidency. God knows, I have endeavored to fulfill what I considered to be an honest duty, but I have been mistaken; my motives have been misconstrued and my feelings grossly betrayed.

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My wife was as much of a soldier as I was.

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Soldiers, I intend to stay here, not only as long as a man remains, but as long as a piece of a man is left.

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It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.

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Economy I consider a virtue & should be practiced by all; there is certainly no way in which money can be laid out than in the education of children.

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I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I should most certainly have cast my vote for Mr. Clay.

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As to the Constitution and the Union, I have taken an oath to support the one, and I cannot do so without preserving the other, unless I commit perjury, which I certainly don't intend to do. We must cherish the Constitution to the last.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: November 24th, 1784

Died: July 9th, 1850

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