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

John Quincy Adams

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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
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Earth Government Happiness People Willing
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
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
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
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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
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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Philosophy Understand
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
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.
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Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst

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