I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSMove or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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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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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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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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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