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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
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
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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Earth Government Happiness People Willing
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
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
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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

Goodness Preservation Yourself
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
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
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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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking

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