Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSCourage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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