The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

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"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt."

- John Adams

Awareness

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who, have a right …and a desire to know"

- John Adams

Awareness

"Always stand on principle…even if you stand alone."

- John Adams

Belief

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

- John Adams

Belief

"I believe awesome things will happen. because it's Monday."

- John Adams

Hope

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"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

- Joshua J. Marine

Adversity

"The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it."

- Epicurus

Adversity

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Adversity

"The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at."

- Jesse Owens

Adversity

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

- Frederick Douglass

Adversity