Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAmerica, 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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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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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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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