Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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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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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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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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