The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSI cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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