I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.
Discurso de posse (Inaugural Address) (4 de março de 1837)
Martin Van Buren frases e citações
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.
Discurso de posse (Inaugural Address) (4 de março de 1837)
Martin Van Buren: Frases em inglês
Inaugural address (1837)
As quoted by William A. DeGregorio, The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents (1984) p. 133
Inaugural address (1837)