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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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I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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Eyes Myself Reading See
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
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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Philosophy Understand
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
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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Goodness Preservation Yourself
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
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
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

Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
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
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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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time

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