Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAbove all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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