Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAlways vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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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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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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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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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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