More from John Quincy Adams

  1. I can never join with my voice in the toast which I see in the papers attributed to one of our gallant naval heroes. I cannot ask of heaven…
  2. Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys …
  3. This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth…
  4. In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fello…
  5. My wants are many, and, if told, Would muster many a score; And were each wish a mint of gold, I still would want for more.
  6. I want the seals of power and place, The ensigns of command, Charged by the people's unbought grace, To rule my native land. Nor crown, nor…
  7. The great problem of legislation is, so to organize the civil government of a community...that in the operation of human institutions upon …
  8. To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is...the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlar…

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