The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . M U X H O E. |^h)e3 ^o^i*oe. Those who are in the habit of regarding quickness ofthought and brilliancy of expression as essentials of great-ness have spoken slightly of James Monroe. They havewound up their memoirs of him with some grave remarksupon the freaks of the popular will and the fortune of somepoliticians. But he who enjoyed the esteem of the greatmen of his day, who was employed by Presidents of variousshades of opinion, in many important stations—who rivalledMadison—whose administration was so successful as to have
The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . M U X H O E. |^h)e3 ^o^i*oe. Those who are in the habit of regarding quickness ofthought and brilliancy of expression as essentials of great-ness have spoken slightly of James Monroe. They havewound up their memoirs of him with some grave remarksupon the freaks of the popular will and the fortune of somepoliticians. But he who enjoyed the esteem of the greatmen of his day, who was employed by Presidents of variousshades of opinion, in many important stations—who rivalledMadison—whose administration was so successful as to havethe unanimous and hearty approbation of the nation couldnot have been a common man—could not have been merelyfortunate. Firmness, integrity, patriotism, foresight, andgreat capacity for labor—the genuine attribute of the bestrulers, were to be found in James Monroe. Diplomatic andadministrative talents, he certainly displayed. If he lackedimagination and oratorical powers, so did Washington, andmany of the best statesmen, whose names have been handeddown
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