To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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