“The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent th...” — James Monroe Quote

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

“To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.”

“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.”

“When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond.'”

“Human life moves only in one direction - toward disease, damage, and death. The best you can hope for is to remain stagnant or, in certain cases, return to a previous condition when things weren't as bad as they've become for you.”