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Martin Van Buren has 41 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most…
• It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to…
• As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender…
• We remain at peace with all nations, and no efforts on my part consistent with the preservation of our rights and the…
• The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove the Indians…
• The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the…
• The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance…
• I cannot expect to perform the task with equal ability and success.
• To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the…
• I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.
• It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.
• My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of the public moneys and my opinion in…

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