It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment.
-- Martin Van Buren
   
Martin Van Buren   Name:
Martin Van Buren
Type:
President
Nationality:
American
Birth:
December 5, 1782
Death:
July 24, 1862
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