State of the Union Addresses

The 1824 State of the Union Address was written by James Monroe, the 5th president of the United States. Monroe, a founder of his country, predicts that his country will become a world power, and must animate with virtue and enlightenment. Excerpt: "The view which I have now to present to you of our affairs, foreign and domestic, realizes the most sanguine anticipations which have entertained of the public prosperity. If we look to the whole, our growth as a nation continues to be rapid beyond example;" He ended with, "From the present prosperous and happy state I derive a gratification which I can not express. That these blessings may be preserved and perpetuated will be the object of my fervent and unceasing prayers to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe."