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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

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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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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Charity Compassionate Human Man
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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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Alone Lost Principle Reflection Vote
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Experiment Myself Philosophy Preparation Result Science
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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Character Hands Nation Oneself War
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
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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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
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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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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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Man Myself Nation Politics

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