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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIn 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.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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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.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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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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