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JAMES MONROE FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1817

“We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties. A people who fail to do it can scarcely be said to hold a place among independent nations. National honor is national property of the highest value. The sentiment in the mind of every citizen is national strength.“

–United States Presidents’ Inaugural Speeches by United States. Presidents.