James Buchanan Quotes

James Buchanan — American President born on April 23, 1791, died on June 01, 1868

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 the Supreme Court, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Ambassador to the United Kingdom, in which capacity he helped draft the Ostend Manifesto... (wikipedia)

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

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

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

I like the noise of democracy.

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.