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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

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
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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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Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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
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
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
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
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
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
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
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
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife

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