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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.

John Quincy Adams

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
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
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
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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Desire Discover Early Heart Man Praise Recognition
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

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