Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIn 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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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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