Martin Van Buren/Quotes
Inaugural address (1837)
- Martin Van Buren's Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837)
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. |
All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess. |