I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSPatience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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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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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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