Presidential Quotes: Martin Van Buren

 Martin Van Buren, 8th US President

“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.”

“The atonement of Jesus Christ is the only remedy and rest for my soul.”

“There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.”

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

“Most men are not scolded out of their opinion.”