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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.

John Quincy Adams

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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Appearance Defeat
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual

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