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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams

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
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
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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Desire Discover Early Heart Man Praise Recognition
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
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
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
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.
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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves

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