I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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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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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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