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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.

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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
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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Desire Discover Early Heart Man Praise Recognition
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves

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