The best Quotes by Martin Van Buren

The best Quotes by Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841.

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.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

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The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.

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No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.

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For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

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When you fall, the real test is whether you can ignore the naysayers, pick yourself up and come back stronger.

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to Washington after my remarks. Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country.

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We can't do everything, but we have to do, what we can do.

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Now there's no question China has been trying to crack down on the Internet. Good luck! That's sort of like trying to nail jello to the wall.

Bill Clinton - March 2000

We are not the sum of our possessions.

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We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

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Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

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Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

Gerald R. Ford

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

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The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

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If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

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Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

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Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

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Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil.

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