James Buchanan said "I feel quite confident that Congress will bestow upon these resolutions the careful consideration to which they are eminently entitled." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 4, 1861

I feel quite confident that Congress will bestow upon these resolutions the careful consideration to which they are eminently entitled.

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James Buchanan

Democratic · Pennsylvania

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