To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAlways vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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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.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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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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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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