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Adams, John (1735-1826, designated as JA in The Adams Papers):

Opinions and Beliefs

Virtue

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patience in diplomacy2

PJA12

“a Man may give offence and yet succeed. The very Measures necessary for Success may be pretended to give offence”1

PJA12

“An honest Man has never any thing to do for his Justification, but to wait for the Testimonies of his Enemies”1

PJA12
226

charge of vanity as “the last Resource of little Wits and mercenary Quacks”1

PJA12
256

“Honesty always turns out right. Iniquity never makes Joints and Squares”1

PJA12
226

need for individuals to stand for what they believe in1

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91

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