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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 to do
James Monroe Quotes: In wars of the European
To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.
James Monroe Quotes: To impose taxes when the
National honor is the national property of the highest value.
James Monroe Quotes: National honor is the national
It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!
James Monroe Quotes: It is better to spread
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 powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries ...
James Monroe Quotes: The citizens of the United
Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
James Monroe Quotes: Preparation for war is a
The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.
James Monroe Quotes: The emigrants although of different
During the darkest days of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress and George Washington - I call him the first George W. - (laughter and applause) - urged citizens to pray and to give thanks and to ask for God's protection.
James Monroe Quotes: During the darkest days of
The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.
James Monroe Quotes: The Executive is charged officially
History has shown that at least one-half of every century is consumed in war.
James Monroe Quotes: History has shown that at
Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!
James Monroe Quotes: Our country may be likened
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 He will be graciously pleased to continue to us that protect which He has already so conspicuously displayed in our favor.
James Monroe Quotes: I enter on the trust
The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.
James Monroe Quotes: The right of self defense
Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of the people to put aside private interest for public good. The imperatives of virtue attached all sorts of desiderata to the republican citizen: simplicity, frugality, sobriety, simple manners, Christian benevolence, duty to the polity. Republics called on other virtues
spiritedness, courage
to protect the polity from external threats. Tyrants kept standing armies; republics relied on free yeomen, defending their own land.
James Monroe Quotes: Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could
The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
James Monroe Quotes: The public lands are a
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.
James Monroe Quotes: The civil war which has
I regret that I should leave this world without again beholding him.
James Monroe Quotes: I regret that I should
A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
James Monroe Quotes: A little flattery will support
While we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess, and to observe, the Religion which we believe to be of divine origin, we cannot deny an equal freedom to them whose minds have not yielded to the evidence which has convinced us.
James Monroe Quotes: While we assert for ourselves
How prone all human institutions have been to decay; how subject the best-formed and most wisely organized governments have been to lose their check and totally dissolve; how difficult it has been for mankind, in all ages and countries, to preserve their dearest rights and best privileges, impelled as it were by an irresistible fate of despotism.
James Monroe Quotes: How prone all human institutions
The earth was given to mankind to support the greatest number of which it is capable, and no tribe or people have a right to withhold from the wants of others more than is necessary for their own support and comfort.
James Monroe Quotes: The earth was given to
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.
James Monroe Quotes: From several of the Indian
If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.
James Monroe Quotes: If America wants concessions, she
The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.
James Monroe Quotes: The liberty, prosperity, and the
If there be a people on earth whose more especial duty it is to be at all times prepared to defend the rights with which they are blessed, and to surpass all others in sustaining the necessary burthens, and in submitting to sacrifices to make such preparations, it is undoubtedly the people of these states.
James Monroe Quotes: If there be a people
[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places.
James Monroe Quotes: [In a republic,] it is
The mention of Greece fills the mind with the most exalted sentiments and arouses in our bosoms the best feelings of which our nature is capable.
James Monroe Quotes: The mention of Greece fills
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 Ohio, and to a part of that in the Michigan Territory and of the State of Indiana.
James Monroe Quotes: By these purchases the Indian
If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.
James Monroe Quotes: If it was wise, manly,
The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.
James Monroe Quotes: The best form of government
Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session.
James Monroe Quotes: Our relations with the other
The American continents, by the free and independent condition by which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
James Monroe Quotes: The American continents, by the
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, and cavalry.
James Monroe Quotes: By the last returns to
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 is a personal matter with each of us.
James Monroe Quotes: There is a price tag
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