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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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 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
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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
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

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