Quotes by Martin Van Buren

"The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought."

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"The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity."

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"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."

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"With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session."

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