Van Buren State

Famous quotes containing the words van, buren and/or state:

“A classic is a book that doesn’t have to be written again.”
—Carl Van Doren (1885–1950)

“There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.”
—Abigail Van Buren (b. 1918)

“The last public hanging in the State took place in 1835 on Prince Hill.... On the fatal day, the victim, a man named Watkins, peering through the iron bars of his cell, and seeing the townfolk scurrying to the place of execution, is said to have remarked, ‘Why is everyone running? Nothing can happen until I get there.’”
—Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)