If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the legislatures of the States.
Martin Van BurenAbout author
- Author's profession: President
- Nationality: american
- Born: December 5, 1782
- Died: July 24, 1862
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