National honor is the national property of the highest value. – James Monroe

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil. – James Monroe

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all – liberty! – James Monroe

The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation. – James Monroe

A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue. – James Monroe

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. – James Monroe

Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will. – James Monroe

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

The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals. – James Monroe

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, in the full extent necessary for the purposes of free, enlightened, and efficient government. – James Monroe

If America wants concessions, she must fight for them. We must purchase our power with our blood. – James Monroe