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

John Quincy Adams

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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
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
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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
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
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

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