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Van Buren, moreover, understood politics too well to be blind to the danger of incurring the hostility of such a mind.
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This quote illustrates the strategic awareness of a political leader regarding the risks of antagonizing powerful opponents.
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Let us agree to put contentions aside and complete our task.
People were getting tired of bold action without achievement in the field, and every opponent of the Administration became a threnodist.
Of imposing appearance, he looked like a man formed to rule.
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