Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmorewas an American statesman who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853. He was the last Whig president, and the last president not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties. Fillmore was the only Whig president who did not die in office or get expelled from the party, and Fillmore appointed the only Whig Supreme Court Justice. As Zachary Taylor's vice president, he assumed the presidency after Taylor's death. Fillmore...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth7 January 1800
CitySummerhill, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Millard Fillmore quotes about
God knows I detest slavery but it is an existing evil, and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power.
God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil ... and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.
The nourishment from barbecue is palatable.
Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other.
It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.
The nourishment is palatable.
The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.
Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom. Our own free institutions were not the offspring of our revolution. They existed before.
The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.
Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom.
Church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact - religion and politics should not be mingled.
God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it, till we can get rid of it without destroying the last hope of free government in the world.
The Masonic fraternity tramples upon our rights, defeats the administration of justice, and bids defiance to every government which it cannot control.