4 Zachary Taylor Quotes on Leadership

Zachary Taylor quotes on leadership

2. I can and shall yield to no call that does not come from the spontaneous action and free will of the nation at large and void of the slightest agency of my own. In no case can I permit myself to be a candidate of any part, or yield myself to any party schemes.

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

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

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.