Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker pledges to follow the Constitution as the guiding principle for their duties.
In plain terms
He will follow the Constitution in all his official work.
What can you take from it?
Guiding actions by established rules ensures integrity.

Where it applies

  • swearing office
  • official duties
  • policy making

Putting it to work

  • stick to core principles
  • prioritize law over preference

Questions to consider

  • What guides your professional decisions?
  • How do you balance rules with needs?

Another view

Strict adherence may limit flexibility in crises.

More from Zachary Taylor

  1. I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but my country.

    Permalink to quote #4

  2. It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.

    Permalink to quote #6

  3. I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

    Permalink to quote #3

Related quotes

  1. A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.

    Albert KesselringAlbert Kesselring quote #4

  2. Today I am turning to you for the last time with New Year's greetings. But that's not all. Today I am turning to you for the last time as president of Russia. …

    Boris YeltsinBoris Yeltsin quote #16

  3. The whole Constitution has been erected upon the assumption that the King not only is capable of doing wrong but is more likely to do wrong than other men if h…

    A. P. HerbertA. P. Herbert quote #19