American - President | April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831
It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.
James Monroe
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A king without power is an absurdity.
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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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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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National honor is the national property of the highest value.
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Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!
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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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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
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A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
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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 principles and passions of men are always the same and lead to the same result, varying only according to the circumstances in which they are placed.
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Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.
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