I now leave that bed which has afforded me little rest, and eagerly seek repose in the quiet enjoyments of rural life.
Explicando por que ele não concorreria a reeleição.
citado em John Tyler: a president of many firsts - Página 37, Jane C. Walker - McDonald & Woodward, 2001, ISBN 0939923815, 9780939923816, 56 páginas
John Tyler Frases famosas
If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may succeed to the Presidency may feel some slight encouragement to pursue an independent course.
dito ao seu filho Robert, em 1848; A Whig embattled: the Presidency under John Tyler - Página 185, Robert J. Morgan - University of Nebraska Press, 1954
In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I was called to a bed of thorns.
citado em John Tyler: a president of many firsts - Página 37, Jane C. Walker - McDonald & Woodward, 2001, ISBN 0939923815, 9780939923816, 56 páginas
“Riqueza só pode ser acumulada pelos lucros da indústria e a poupança da frugalidade.”
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.
Niles' National Register - Volume 61 - Página 235 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=f1kUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA235, 1841
John Tyler: Frases em inglês
First annual message to Congress (1 June 1841).
“Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.”
First annual message to Congress (1 June 1841).
“Patronage is the sword and cannon by which war may be made on the liberty of the human race.”
Speech in Congress (24 February 1834) against the policies of Andrew Jackson.
Farewell remarks (1845).
Funeral oration for Thomas Jefferson (11 July 1826).
Cabinet meeting (1841), as retold by John Alexander Tyler.