6 Martin Van Buren Quotes on Politics

Martin Van Buren quotes on politics

1. I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.

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.

4. 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.

5. All communities are apt to look to government for too much. Even in our own country, where its powers and duties are so strictly limited, we are prone to do so, especially at periods of sudden embarrassment and distress.

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

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