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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIt 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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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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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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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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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.
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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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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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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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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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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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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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