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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.

John Quincy Adams

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
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
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
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
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.

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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.

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