To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSGo on and improve in everything worthy.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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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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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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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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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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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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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.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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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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