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By James Monroe
We should recollect also that the season of peace is best adapted to these preparations.
- Source
- Inaugural Address, March 4, 1821
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From President Monroe's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1821. "These preparations" means the fortifications, the navy and the militia he had just urged the country to keep up so that it would be ready for any danger.