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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.

John Quincy Adams

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 ADAMS

Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Beginning End Politics Slave
Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Experiment Myself Philosophy Preparation Result Science
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Justice Man War
Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Preservation Yourself
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Failure Inspirational
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Eyes Myself Reading See
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Myself Ourselves Right Success
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Alone Principle Vote

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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