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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.

John Quincy Adams

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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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Character Hands Nation Oneself War
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
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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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote
We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
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Philosophy Understand
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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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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