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John Quincy Adams

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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
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
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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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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
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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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote
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
Posterity – you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
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Goodness Preservation Yourself
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness

Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.

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