To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.
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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a wrong.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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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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