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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.

John Quincy Adams

Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Greatness Leadership
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
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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Beginning End Politics Slave
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Goodness Right Spiritual
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
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
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
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
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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Myself Poet Warrior
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.
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Charity Compassionate Human Man
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
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
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
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 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
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
The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.
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Earth Government Happiness People Willing

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