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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSGratitude, 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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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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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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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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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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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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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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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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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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