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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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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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
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
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
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
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
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
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 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
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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
It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.
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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
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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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking

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