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
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Mini who’s who:
Martin Van Buren : American President
Born: December 5, 1782
Died: July 24, 1862