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.

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

Whether the acquisition of Florida may be considered as affording an inducement to make any change in the position or st...

To discriminate between men of acknowledged merit, especially in a way to affect so sensibly and materially their feelin...