Millard Fillmore Quotes

“It is not strange... to mistake change for progress.”

“God knows I detest slavery but it is an existing evil, and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.”

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

“Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind.”

“An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.”

“The language of academic discourse, which is crucial to academic progress beyond grade 3 is learned by all children through literacy: there are no native speakers of academic language!”

“Fillmore lost his party’s nomination the next year to yet another military hero, General Winfield 'Old Fuss and Feathers' Scott, an anti-slavery candidate who then lost the election to General Franklin Pierce (whose party’s slogan was 'We Polked you in 1844; we shall Pierce you in 1852').”

“What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.”

“There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.”

“It's not your blue blood, your pedigree, or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.”