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John Quincy Adams

I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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Eyes Myself Reading See
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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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Action Improvement Mindset Moments Myself Time
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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Desire Discover Early Heart Man Praise Recognition
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
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Gratitude Leaving Soul Thinking
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Greatness Leadership
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
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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Existence Fundamental Independence Principle Slave Truth Wrong
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Courage Difficult Inspirational Magic Perseverance
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
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
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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Experiment Myself Philosophy Preparation Result Science
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
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

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