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John Quincy Adams

To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
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
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
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
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
Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Experiment Myself Philosophy Preparation Result Science
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual

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