Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Politicians
James K. Polk
11th US president (1795-1849). A dark-horse Democrat who, in one term, annexed Texas, settled Oregon and won the Mexican-American War — expanding U.S. territory by a third — then died of cholera 103 days after office.
View this figure's profile
Source: ポーク、議会への戦争メッセージ (1846年5月11日)Verified