From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSThough it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
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It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.
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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a wrong.
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Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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