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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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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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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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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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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