James Buchanan Quotes

"What is right and what is practicable are two different things."
- James Buchanan
(Related: Right)

"To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute."
- James Buchanan
(Related: Wisdom, Policy, Maxim, Washington, Will)

"If you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed."
- James Buchanan
(Related: Man)

"I like the noise of democracy."
- James Buchanan
(Related: Democracy)

"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men."
- James Buchanan
(Related: Men)