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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.

John Quincy Adams

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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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Charity Compassionate Human Man
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People

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