He admonished "young men of genius and ambition" seeking fame, money, and power—men much like himself—to nourish the mind first. Van Buren's successes "would have been much greater and more substantial if . . . I had first acquired a sound education and stored my mind with useful knowledge" as opposed to the lawyer's arsenal of facts, rulings, and precedents.
-James M. Bradley, Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician
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