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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.

John Quincy Adams

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
We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Philosophy Understand
To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Believe Honesty Man Philosophy Worst
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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
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Man Myself Nation Politics
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Body Death Language Ourselves
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Goodness Right Spiritual
Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Democracy Foundation Human Right Theory
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
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
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Myself Ourselves Right Success
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

People Practice Virtue Wisdom
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Knowledge Liberty People

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