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

John Quincy Adams

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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Forever Liberty Lost
Virtue is not always amiable.
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One Liner Virtue
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
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
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
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Destroy Freedom Herself Independence Search
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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Goodness Preservation Yourself
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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Appearance Defeat

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