America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIt was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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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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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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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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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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