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Presidential Quotes by Martin Van Buren
- As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.
- I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men, whose superiors it is our happiness to believe are not found on the executive calendar of any…
- No evil can result from its [slavery's] inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.
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