No one knows, and few conceive, the agony of mind that I have suffered from the time that I was made by circumstances, and not by my volition, a candidate for the Presidency till I was dismissed from that station by the failure of my election.

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

  3. To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.

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  5. Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

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