James Monroe said...

I transmit herewith to Congress copies of letters received at the Department of State from the minister of Great Britain...

I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of War, furnishing all the information in the possession of that Departm...

The measure is proposed under a thorough conviction that it is in strict accord with the law of nations, that it is just...

Sensible of what I owed to my country, I felt strongly the obligation of observing the utmost impartiality in selecting ...