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 ADAMSIf 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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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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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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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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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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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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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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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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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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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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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Virtue is not always amiable.
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