James Monroe
President
1758-04-28
Quotes by James Monroe
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The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation.
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It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.
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The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
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The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.
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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
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The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination.
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If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.
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The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.
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From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves.
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It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.
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