To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSMy toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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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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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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