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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSRoll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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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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Posterity – you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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