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By Martin Van Buren
How imperious, then, is the obligation imposed upon every citizen, in his own sphere of action, whether limited or extended, to exert himself in perpetuating a condition of things so singularly happy!
- Source
- Inaugural Address, March 4, 1837
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Van Buren's inaugural address on March 4, 1837, on what every citizen owes the Republic.