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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.

John Quincy Adams

Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Appearance Defeat
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Deep Value World
Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Character Hands Nation Oneself War
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Preservation Yourself
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Failure Inspirational
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Charity Compassionate Human Man
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Existence Greatness Knowledge Life
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Myself Ourselves Right Success
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Body Death Language Ourselves
I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Eyes Myself Reading See
The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Earth Government Happiness People Willing
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Right Spiritual

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