Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSWhere annual elections end where slavery begins.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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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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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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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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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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