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 ADAMSMove or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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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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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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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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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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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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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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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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I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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