Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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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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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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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Virtue is not always amiable.
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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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