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

James Monroe
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  1. When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. - Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Buy a gift for a dog, and you'll be amazed at the way it will dance and swerve its tail, but if don't have anything to offer to it, it won't even recognize your arrival; such are the attributes of fake friends. - Michael Bassey Johnson

  3. May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. - George Carlin

  4. When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. - Lao Tzu

  5. We are supposed to call poison medicine and we wonder why we're always sick. - Stefan Molyneux

More Quotes By James Monroe
  1. Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.

  2. It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.

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

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

  5. Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.

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