Martin Van Buren

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me is a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Constitution as it was designed by those who framed it.

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These are some quotes by American author Martin Van Buren President, who lived between December 5, 1782 and July 24, 1862.

Quotes by Martin Van Buren

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

Martin Van Buren

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If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the legislatures of the States.

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The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies.

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