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.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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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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Virtue is not always amiable.
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We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
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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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