"[In a republic,] it is not the people……" — James Monroe
"[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places."
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James Monroe
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41 Quotes by James Monroe
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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
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The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.
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Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of…
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While we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess, and to observe, the Religion which we believe to…
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Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties.
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How prone all human institutions have been to decay; how subject the best-formed and most wisely organized governments have been…
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Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of…
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It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable…
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The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.
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The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will…
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Peace is the best time for improvement and preparation of every kind; it is in peace that our commerce flourishes…
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If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.
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