Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Letter to President Van Buren (1838)
LETTER FROM RALPH WALDO EMERSON TO MARTIN VAN BUREN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONCORD, MASS., April 23, 1838. SIR: The seat you fill places you in a relation of credit and nearness to every citizen. By right and natural position, every citizen is your friend. Before any acts contrary to ...
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