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.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAlways 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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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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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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Above all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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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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Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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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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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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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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