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

John Quincy Adams

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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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Character Hands Nation Oneself War
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom

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