Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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James Monroe Quotes Click here for James Monroe books James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity "National honor is the national property of the highest value." "The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." "We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety." "If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood." "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 best form of government is that which is most likely
to prevent the greatest sum of evil."
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