Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAbove all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSNo man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIn 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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSYou will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSWe understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSThus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIf conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAlways vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSTo believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSTo be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSCourage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty, once lost, is lost forever.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSFrom the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSWhere annual elections end where slavery begins.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS