“There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.” James K. Polk Sourced from: http://www.presidential-power.org/quotes-by-presidents/james-polk-quotes.htm, accessed 11/9/2019
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History Nugget #13: June 2019
“Something was said which drew from General Taylor the expression of views which greatly surprised me. They were to the effect that California and Oregon were too distant to become members of the Union, and it would be better for them to be an independent government. He said that our people would inhabit them and…
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