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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSA politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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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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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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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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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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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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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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