Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSI am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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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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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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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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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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Virtue is not always amiable.
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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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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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