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Martin Van Buren Quotes

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.

To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining the appropriations for the public service to such objects only as are clearly with the constitutional authority of the Federal Government.