James Monroe
James Monroe
James Monroewas the fifth President of the United States, serving between 1817 and 1825. Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States and the last president from the Virginian dynasty and the Republican Generation. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to his shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth28 April 1758
CountryUnited States of America
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.
To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.
[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places.
The earth was given to mankind to support the greatest number of which it is capable, and no tribe or people have a right to withhold from the wants of others more than is necessary for their own support and comfort.
A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends.
We have the best kids in the world, ... We don't always have the best athletes, but we got the best kids. And on top of being a good student, Corey is a good person.
Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.
The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.
By these purchases the Indian title, with moderate reservations, has been extinguished to the whole of the land within the limits of the State of Ohio, and to a part of that in the Michigan Territory and of the State of Indiana.
This scenario has been playing out itself over and over. Here there was room for a balance between the personal interests of an inmate and the public's interest in keeping a facility safe and secure.
I think both teams are evenly matched, ... Both teams played real well. This is a typical game between the two schools.
He loved Kentucky, ... He thought this was the prettiest country in the world.
Cannon Ridge is a little more open, ... So a wayward shot won't kill you like it will out here.