All James Monroe Quotes
- I enter on the trust to which I have been called by the suffrage of my fellow-citizens with my fervent prayers to the Almighty that… Almighty
- 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… Ancient
- [In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places. Choose
- In wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so… Any
- The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars of the European… Any
- There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price… Assume
- It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. Become Ignorant
- The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil. Best
- A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue. Fatigue
- Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session. Change
- The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue. Been
- By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery,… Artillery
- National honor is national property of the highest value. Highest
- There is every reason to believe that our system will soon attain the highest degree of perfection of which human institutions are capable. Attain
- Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in… Arms
- By these purchases the Indian title, with moderate reservations, has been extinguished to the whole of the land within the limits of the State of… Been
- In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy… Any
- National honor is the national property of the highest value. Highest
- Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete. Auspices
- The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation. Advantage