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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.

John Quincy Adams

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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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Beyond God Greatness Law Power Service Soul Thinking
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
It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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Appearance Light Mortal Purpose
Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Book Children Exception Myself See Wife
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
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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Philosophy Understand
Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Knowledge Liberty People
From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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Experience Future Lesson Past
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
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
If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Deep Value World
Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Justice Man War
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Alone Principle Vote
Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Promise Slave
I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Heaven Herself Myself Success Wrong

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