"Fillmore was a likeable fellow. He mixed readily. He was most persuasive in small groups; his stolid style did not pl…"

"In less than ten years her Government was changed from a republic to an empire, and finally, after shedding rivers of…"

"By almost universal agreement, the most vague and ineffectual of all Presidents was Millard Fillmore, who succeeded t…"

"Fillmore fought for compromise, but took no principled position on any of his positions. Never expecting to be presid…"

"The whole country is full of enterprise. Our common schools are diffusing intelligence among the people and our indus…"

"God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it,…"

"An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory."

"May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not."

"Wer Dankbarkeit fordert, verdient keine."

""Dass es uns lange gut geht, stösst gegen die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Wir werden gar nicht geboren zum Glück. Da…"