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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.

John Quincy Adams

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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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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
I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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Eyes Myself Reading See
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
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy

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