James K. Polk Quotes I prefer to supervise the whole operations of Government

• "In executing this power by levying a tariff of duties for the support of Government, the raising of revenue should be the object and protection the incident. To reverse this principle and make protection the object and revenue the incident would be to inflict manifest injustice upon all other than the protected interests."
• "Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family."
• "I cannot, whilst President of the United States, descend to enter into a newspaper controversy."
• "I prefer to supervise the whole operations of Government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates and this makes my duties very great."

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