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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.

John Quincy Adams

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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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Character Hands Nation Oneself War
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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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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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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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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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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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong

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