Quote by: Martin Van Buren

Those who have wrought great changes in the world never succeeded by gaining over chiefs; but always by exciting the multitude. The first is the resource of intrigue and produces only secondary results, the second is the resort of genius and transforms the universe.


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Author Bio


  • NameMartin Van Buren
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 8th president of the United States (in office from 1837 to 1841)
  • AliasesMaarten van Buren
  • BornDecember 5, 1782
  • DiedJuly 24, 1862
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer; Diplomat