Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAbove all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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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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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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