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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

Virtue is not always amiable.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

One Liner Virtue
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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
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
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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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a wrong.
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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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
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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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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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Man Myself Nation Politics
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
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Greatness Leadership

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