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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.

John Quincy Adams

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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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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.
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Goodness Preservation Yourself
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
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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
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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
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

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