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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

John Quincy Adams

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
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
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
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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Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
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

To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

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