James Monroe said...

In executing this law I had no personal object to accomplish or feeling to gratify--no one to retain, no one to remove.

Having executed the act entitled 'An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States' on gre...

In executing this very delicate and important trust I acted with the utmost precaution.

I hereby withdraw all the nominations on which the Senate has not decided until I can make a more full communication and...