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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

John Quincy Adams

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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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
We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
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Philosophy Understand
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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Earth Government Happiness People Willing
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
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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Desire Discover Early Heart Man Praise Recognition
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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Eyes Myself Reading See
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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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Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy

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