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Danh ngôn của James Monroe (Sứ mệnh: 2)

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.
A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
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.
Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.
The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination.
The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.
It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.
A king without power is an absurdity.
It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.