Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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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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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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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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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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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From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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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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