The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSThus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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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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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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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.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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.
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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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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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