John Quincy Adams
There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second is the immortality of the human soul; and the third is a...
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[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.
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A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.
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While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.
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History will also afford the frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion….and the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern.
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We all agree in the obligation of the moral principles of Jesus and nowhere will they be found delivered in greater purity than in His discourses.
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The elective franchise, if guarded as the ark of our safety, will peaceably dissipate all combinations to subvert a Constitution, dictated by the wisdom, and resting on the will of the people.
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[S]hould things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights.
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Encourage all your virtuous dispositions, and exercise them whenever an opportunity arises, being assured that they will gain strength by exercise, as a limb of the body does, and that exercise will...
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From the practice of the purest virtue, you may be assured you will derive the most sublime comforts in every moment of life, and in the moment of death.
View ArticlePatrick Henry
This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.
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[T]he evidence of the truth of Christianity requires only to be carefully examined to produce conviction in candid minds… they who undertake that task will derive advantages.
View ArticleWinston Churchill
There never will be enough for everything while the world goes on. The more that is given the more there will be needed…. That is what makes life so interesting.
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Some people will deny anything, but there are some denials that do not alter the facts.
View ArticleGeorge Washington
Let us have a Government, by which our lives, liberties, and properties will be secured.
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I trust the goodness of the cause, and the exertions of the people, and Divine protection, will give us that honorable peace for which we are contending.
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Good measures should always be executed, as soon as they are conceived, and circumstances will admit.
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Honesty in States [archaic, governments], as well as in individuals, will ever be found the soundest policy.
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