Tag Archives: John Quincy Adams

First Principles: Let Us Not Be Unmindful That Liberty Is Power

Posted on June 15, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers be the most powerful nation upon earth. Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Highest Glory of the American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond the Principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity

Posted on April 8, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, You Are A Leader

Posted on July 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: The Highest Glory of the American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond the Principle of Civil Government With the Principles of Christianity

Posted on January 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams

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First Principles: If Your Actions Inspire Others To Dream More, Learn More, Do More, and Become More, You Are A Leader

Posted on October 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

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

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Thought For the Day: The Influence of Each Human Being On Others In This Life Is A Kind of Immortality

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.” -John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US (11 Jul 1767-1848)

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First Principles: America’s Glory Is Not Dominion, But Liberty

Posted on May 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“[America’s] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto upon her shield is Freedom, Independence, Peace. This has been her declaration: this has been, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Courage and Perseverance Have A Magical Talisman, Before Which Difficulties Disappear and Obstacles Vanish Into Air

Posted on April 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

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

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First Principles: America’s Glory Is Not Dominion, But Liberty. Her March Is the March of the Mind.

Posted on May 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: Is It Not That the Declaration of Independence First Organized the Social Compact On the Foundation of the Redeemer’s Mission Upon Earth? – That It Laid the Cornerstone of Human Government On the First Precepts of Christianity

Posted on October 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? – that it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation? Is it … Continue reading →

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