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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.

John Quincy Adams

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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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
Posterity – you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Preservation Yourself
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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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Charity Compassionate Human Man
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
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
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
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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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Earth Government Happiness People Willing
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World

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