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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
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Philosophy Understand
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
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
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
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Difficult Inspirational Patience Perseverance
Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
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Character Hands Nation Oneself War
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational

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