3 Zachary Taylor Quotes on Constitution

Zachary Taylor quotes on constitution

5. In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.

9. The power given by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his veto is a high conservative power; but in my opinion it should never be exercised except in cases of clear violation of the Constitution, or manifest haste and want of due consideration by Congress.

10. Upon its preservation must depend our own happiness and that of countless generations to come. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it in its integrity to the full extent of the obligations imposed and the power conferred upon me by the Constitution.