“The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone p...” — James Monroe Quote

“The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation.”

“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.”

“It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.”

“Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing.”

“I'm not very religious, but having reached middle age I rather enjoy the quiet and the contemplation of spending an hour in an old building.”

“The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.”