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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.

John Quincy Adams

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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
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
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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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual

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