Martin Van Buren actually said...

"Most of the arguments that dissuade us from employing banks in the custody and disbursement of the public money apply with equal force to the receipt of their notes for public dues."

"Nothing can compensate a people for a dependence upon others for the bread they eat."

"The safety of the mails requires that such prosecutions shall be efficient, and justice to the citizen whose time is required to be given to the public demands not only that his expenses shall be paid..."

"I regret that I can not on this occasion congratulate you that the past year has been one of unalloyed prosperity."