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

John Quincy Adams

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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
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
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
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
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Charity Compassionate Human Man
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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