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James Monroe Quotes

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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.
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.
Peace is the best time for improvement and preparation of every kind; it is in peace that our commerce flourishes most, that taxes are most easily paid, and that the revenue is most productive.
It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!
A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood.
The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.
Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!
History has shown that at least one-half of every century is consumed in war.