America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

Quote by John Quincy Adams

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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

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

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

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great...

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

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

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

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would...

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would...

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. 1...

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. 1...

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

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

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

What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to...

What is genius, anyway, if it isn't the ability to give an adequate response to...

His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited...

His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other