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John Quincy Adams Quotes

There is nothing so deep and nothing so shallow which political enmity will not turn to account Picture Quote #1

The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth Picture Quote #1

Those who take oaths to politically powerful secret societies cannot be depended on for loyalty to a democratic republic Picture Quote #1

There is such seduction in a library of good books that I cannot resist the temptation to luxuriate in reading Picture Quote #1

If there have been those who doubted whether a confederated representative democracy were a government competent to the wise and orderly management of the common concerns of a mighty nation, those doubts have been dispelled Picture Quote #1

Human life, from the cradle to the grave, is a school. At every period of his existence man wants a teacher. His pilgrimage upon earth is but a term of childhood, in which he is to be educated for the manhood of a brighter world. As the child must be educated for manhood upon earth, so the man must be educated upon earth, for heaven; and finally that where the foundation is not laid in time, the superstructure can not rise for eternity Picture Quote #1

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Whenever vanity and gaiety, a love of pomp and dress, furniture, equipage, buildings, great company, expensive diversions, and elegant entertainments get the better of the principles and judgments of men and women, there is no knowing where they will stop, nor into what evils, natural, moral, or political, they will lead us Picture Quote #1

This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind Picture Quote #1

... The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not Picture Quote #1

I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement; battered by the winds and broken in on by the storms, and, from all I can learn, the landlord does not intend to repair Picture Quote #1

Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom Picture Quote #1

The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy Picture Quote #1

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His face is livid, gaunt his whole body, his breath is green with gall; his tongue drips poison Picture Quote #1

The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality Picture Quote #1

I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet Picture Quote #1

We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were Picture Quote #1

Life is a problem; mortal man was made to solve the solemn problem right or wrong Picture Quote #1

Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our forefathers and of love for our posterity Picture Quote #1

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There is nothing so deep and nothing so shallow which political enmity will not turn to account (John Quincy Adams Quotes) The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Those who take oaths to politically powerful secret societies cannot be depended on for loyalty to a democratic republic (John Quincy Adams Quotes) There is such seduction in a library of good books that I cannot resist the temptation to luxuriate in reading (John Quincy Adams Quotes) If there have been those who doubted whether a confederated representative democracy were a government competent to the wise and orderly management of the common concerns of a mighty nation, those doubts have been dispelled (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Human life, from the cradle to the grave, is a school. At every period of his existence man wants a teacher. His pilgrimage upon earth is but a term of childhood, in which he is to be educated for the manhood of a brighter world. As the child must be educated for manhood upon earth, so the man must be educated upon earth, for heaven; and finally that where the foundation is not laid in time, the superstructure can not rise for eternity (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Whenever vanity and gaiety, a love of pomp and dress, furniture, equipage, buildings, great company, expensive diversions, and elegant entertainments get the better of the principles and judgments of men and women, there is no knowing where they will stop, nor into what evils, natural, moral, or political, they will lead us (John Quincy Adams Quotes) This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind (John Quincy Adams Quotes) ... The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not (John Quincy Adams Quotes) I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement; battered by the winds and broken in on by the storms, and, from all I can learn, the landlord does not intend to repair (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom (John Quincy Adams Quotes) The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy (John Quincy Adams Quotes) His face is livid, gaunt his whole body, his breath is green with gall; his tongue drips poison (John Quincy Adams Quotes) The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality (John Quincy Adams Quotes) I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet (John Quincy Adams Quotes) We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Life is a problem; mortal man was made to solve the solemn problem right or wrong (John Quincy Adams Quotes) Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our forefathers and of love for our posterity (John Quincy Adams Quotes)

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