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James Monroe Quotes: [In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places.
         

[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places.


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We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.

We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.



In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!

In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!



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

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



A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends.

A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends.



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

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



The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.

The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.



There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us.

There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us.



It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!

It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!



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

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



The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.

The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.





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