My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible with national honor.
Zachary TaylorThe idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person.
Zachary TaylorI would not be the mere President of a Party. I feel bound to administer the government untrammeled by party schemes.
Zachary Taylor