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Martin Van Buren: But let it be indelibly engraved on our minds that relief is not to be found in expedients.

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But let it be indelibly engraved on our minds that relief is not to be found in expedients.
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Van Buren warns against seeking quick fixes for economic relief.

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