Martin Van Buren
Quotations

"As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it."

 

"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."

 

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

 

"No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration. "

 

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