No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSRoll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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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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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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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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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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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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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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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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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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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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