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James Monroe Quotes Never did a government commence

  • "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 Quotes The best form of government is that

  • From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves.
  • "The American continents ... are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." (From the Monroe Doctrine)
  • "If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood."

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