America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSCourage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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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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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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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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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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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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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