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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.

John Quincy Adams

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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Alone Company Poet Yourself
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Improvement Worthy
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
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
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
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
Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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People Practice Virtue Wisdom
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.
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Myself Ourselves Right Success
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Failure Inspirational
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
No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Freedom Imperfection Life Man Weakness
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
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People

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