Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. — John Quincy Adams
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
America… goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. — John Quincy Adams
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. — John Quincy Adams
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams