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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.

John Quincy Adams

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Beginning End Politics Slave
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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
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
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Preservation Yourself
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
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
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
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
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
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
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
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 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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