American - President | July 11, 1767 - February 23, 1848
Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
John Quincy Adams
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Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind. It is the cornerstone of the Christian religion. It is the first element of all lawful government upon earth.
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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
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Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.
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It is of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts up to amendment.
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The great object of the institution of civil government is the improvement of those who are parties to the social compact.
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I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded.
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The more you meditate on the laws of Moses, the more striking and brighter does their wisdom appear.
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All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.
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This idea of the transcendent power of the Supreme Being is essentially connected with that by which the whole duty of man is summed up: obedience to His will.
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According to the Stoics, all vice was resolvable into folly: according to the Christian principle, it is all the effect of weakness.
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