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Martin van Buren was the 8th president of America and was remembered for his support to the anti-slavery democrat. Here are some Martin van Buren Quotes:
Quote 1:
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men..in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.
Quote 2:
I cannot expect to perform the task with equal ability and success.
Quote 3:
"As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance
upon the office and my surrender of it."
Quote 4:
"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."
Quote 5:
No evil can result from its (slavery's) inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.
Quote 6:
"The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies."
Quote 7:
"All forms of religion have united for the first time to diffuse charity and piety,
because for the first time in the history of nations all have been totally
untrammeled and absolutely free."
Quote 8:
"There is a power in public opinion in this country—and I thank God for it:
for it is the most honest and best of all powers which will not tolerate an
incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the
lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens."
