There is a power in public opinion in this country -and I t… - Martin Van Buren

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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.

Martin Van Buren

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Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed "Old Kinderhook", was the eighth president of the United States of America. He was the first president born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the first not of British descent, and the only U.S. president whose first language was not English (it was Dutch).

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Also Known As: Old Kinderhook

Alternative Names: Maarten van Buren • President van Buren • M. van Buren • Van Buren • Buren • President Van Buren • President Martin Van Buren

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