A politician in this country must be the man of a party. I would fain be the man of my whole country.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSLiberty, once lost, is lost forever.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
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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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Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.
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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.
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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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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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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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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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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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