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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.

John Quincy Adams

Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Action Dream Inspirational Leadership Learning Yourself
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
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
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
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

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