A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSA politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIt was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSCourage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSThus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIf 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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSOccasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSYou will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSMy toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSDemocracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSNo man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSTo be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSFrom the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty, once lost, is lost forever.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAbove all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSGo on and improve in everything worthy.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS