A collection of notable quotations from a variety of Early Modern Era individuals. See the Guide for more details.
| Letter | Author | Find | Selected | | | | |
| Letter | Author | Find | Selected | | | | |
6 | I like the noise of democracy. | — James Buchanan | |
| 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 | |
| The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. | — James Buchanan | |
| The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. | — James Buchanan | |
| 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 | |
| What is right and what is practicable are two different things. | — James Buchanan | |
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