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Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

John Quincy Adams

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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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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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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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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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