Martin Van Buren
president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed "Old Kinderhook", was the 8th President of the United States.
Sourced quotes
- "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."[1]
- Simple: Everything we have learned from the past will be wasted if we only trust in the helpful things we have.
References
- ↑ Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837)
Other websites
- Martin Van Buren on Wikipedia
- Martin Van Buren on Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Martin Van Buren on the English Wikisource