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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my

On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. – Martin Van Buren

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Success tempts many to their ruin. – Phaedrus

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