James Monroe Quotes
Bill Of Rights
"Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the right to keep and bear arms... If these rights are well defined, and secured against encroachment, it is impossible that government should ever degenerate into tyranny." James Monroe Source: http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quotes.nsf/quotes/e91a428cb0f64bc885256cdb000fb688 "... of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trail by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the right to keep and bear arms... If these rights are well defined, and secured against encroachment, it is impossible that government should ever degenerate into tyranny." James Monroe Source:http://www.hkweaponsystems.com/cgi-bin/quote.pl?james_monroeBlood
"If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood." James Monroe Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_monroe.htmlDemocracy
"It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin." James Monroe Source:Source: First Inaugural Address, 1817
Flattery
A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue. James Monroe Source:http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/James-Monroe/1/Free People
"A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends." James Monroe Source:http://www.quotesforall.com/m/monroejames.htmGod
"When we view the great blessing with which our country has been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the means which we posses of handling them down unimpaired to our latest posterity, our attention is irresistibly down to the source from whence they flow. Let us, then, unite in offering our most grateful acknowledgements for those blessing to the Divine Author of All Good." James Monroe Source:http://www.christianamerica.com/jmoquotes.htm "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." "Deeply impressed with the blessing which we enjoy, and of which we have much manifold proofs, my mind is irresistibly drawn to that Almighty Being, the great source source from whence they proceed and whom our most grateful acknowledgements are due." James Monroe Source:http://www.christianamerica.com/jmoquotes.htmGovernment
The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.James Monroe Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_monroe.html "Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete. 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." James Monroe Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_monroe.html "In this great nation there is but one order, that of the people, whose power, by a peculiarly happy improvement of the representative principle, is transferred from them, without impairing in the slightest degree their sovereignty, to bodies of their own creation, and to persons elected by themselves, in the full extent necessary for the purposes of free, enlightened, and efficient government." James Monroe Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_monroe.htmlMonrow Doctrine
"The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." James Monrow Source:http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/jamesmonroe/a/quotemonroe.htm In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. James Monroe Source:http://www.giga-usa.com/gigaweb1/quotes2/quautmonroejamesx001.htmRepublic
"[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 Source:http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quotes.nsf/quotes/0ecd334daa86359e85256cdb0010726eWar
Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will. James Monroe Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/james_monroe.htmlHowie's Stupid GOP Quote Page Howie's Great Democratic Quote Page My Home Page US Presidents Web Ring Presidential Trivia E-Mail Howie
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