Tag Archive: John Quincy Adams

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”

And

“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.”

And

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

And

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

And

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”

And

“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.”

And

“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”

And

“Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.”

And

“All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a struggle of cabals.”

And

“Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most freedom must necessarily be in proportion to its numbers the most powerful nation.”

And

“In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.”

And

“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.”

And

“This is the last of Earth! I am content.” Last words, February 21, 1848

Wikipedia:  John Quincy Adams

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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.”

And

“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.”

And

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

And

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

And

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”

And

“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.”

And

“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.”

And

“Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.”

And

“All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a struggle of cabals.”

And

“Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most freedom must necessarily be in proportion to its numbers the most powerful nation.”

And

“In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.”

And

“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.”

And

“This is the last of Earth! I am content.” Last words, February 21, 1848

Wikipedia:  John Quincy Adams