I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSThe 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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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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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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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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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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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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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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