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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.

John Quincy Adams

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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
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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

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