Frases de John Quincy Adams

En un discurso de agradecimiento sobre el establecimiento de la Smithsonian Institution (c. 1846) gracias al legado de Mr. Smithson.
Original: «To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, therefore, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence».
Fuente: Quincy, Josiah. Memoir of the life of John Quincy Adams. Edición reimpresa. Editorial Crosby, Nichols, Lee and company, 1860. Página 265. https://books.google.es/books?id=XDwOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA265&dq=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&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfpd6UmObfAhWNDWMBHcKXB4UQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=To%20furnish%20the%20means%20of%20acquiring%20knowledge%20is%20.%20.%20.%20the%20greatest%20benefit%20that%20can%20be%20conferred%20upon%20mankind.%20It%20prolongs%20life%20itself%20and%20enlarges%20the%20sphere%20of%20existence&f=false

Original: «All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse».
Fuente: Feulner, Edwin J.; Tracy, Brian. The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values that Make Us Great. Editorial Thomas Nelson, 2012. ISBN 9781595553904. p. 95.

Fuente: Marturano, Janice. Mindfulness en el liderazgo: Cómo crear tu espacio interior para liderar con excelencia. Traducido por David González Raga. Editorial Kairós, 2017. ISBN 9788499885858.

Original: «In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do».
Fuente: Carta a Bronson Alcott de 30 de julio de 1838. The Yale Book of Quotations. Editores Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Legal Research Fred R Shapiro, Fred R. Shapiro. Colaborador Joseph Epstein. Edición ilustrada. Editorial Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780300107982. Página 6. https://books.google.es/books?id=ck6bXqt5shkC&pg=PA6&dq=In+charity+to+all+mankind,+bearing+no+malice+or+ill-will+to+any+human+being,+and+even+compassionating+those+who+hold+in+bondage+their+fellow-men,+not+knowing+what+they+do.+John+Quincy+Adams&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdtuXAkObfAhVSOhoKHSSBA3wQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=In%20charity%20to%20all%20mankind%2C%20bearing%20no%20malice%20or%20ill-will%20to%20any%20human%20being%2C%20and%20even%20compassionating%20those%20who%20hold%20in%20bondage%20their%20fellow-men%2C%20not%20knowing%20what%20they%20do.%20John%20Quincy%20Adams&f=false

Original: «We know the redemption must come. The time and the manner of its coming we know not: It may come in peace, or it may come in blood; but whether in peace or in blood, let it come».
Fuente: Partridge, J. Arthur. The Making of the American Nation: Or, The Rise and Decline of Oligarchy in the West. Editorial J.B. Lippincott and Company, 1866. Página XXIX. https://books.google.es/books?id=GRUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR29&dq=We+know+the+redemption+must+come.+The+time+and+the+manner+of+its+coming+we+know+not:+It+may+come+in+peace,+or+it+may+come+in+blood;+but+whether+in+peace+or+in+blood,+let+it+come&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjruIOIlubfAhVK8BQKHSKiBNsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=We%20know%20the%20redemption%20must%20come.%20The%20time%20and%20the%20manner%20of%20its%20coming%20we%20know%20not%3A%20It%20may%20come%20in%20peace%2C%20or%20it%20may%20come%20in%20blood%3B%20but%20whether%20in%20peace%20or%20in%20blood%2C%20let%20it%20come&f=false

Apunte en su diario refiriéndose al juez del Tribunal Supremo John Marshall.
Original: «I told him it was law logic—an artificial system of reasoning, exclusively used in courts of justice, but good for nothing anywhere else».
Fuente: Strier, Franklin D. Reconstructing Justice: An Agenda for Trial Reform. Editorial Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. ISBN 9780899305684. Página 6. https://books.google.es/books?id=5LPF3rHUmloC&pg=PA6&dq=I+told+him+it+was+law+logic-an+artificial+system+of+reasoning,+exclusively+used+in+courts+of+justice,+but+good+for+nothing+anywhere+else&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTrInZnObfAhXRAmMBHRGLBtQQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=I%20told%20him%20it%20was%20law%20logic-an%20artificial%20system%20of%20reasoning%2C%20exclusively%20used%20in%20courts%20of%20justice%2C%20but%20good%20for%20nothing%20anywhere%20else&f=false

Original: «Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost».
Fuente: America Needs a Third Party Now!. Editora Karen Y. Murray. Editorial Lulu.com, 2011. ISBN 9781257956876. Página 81. https://books.google.es/books?id=gBpeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA81&dq=%22Always+vote+for+principle,+though+you+may+vote+alone,+and+you+may+cherish+the+sweetest+reflection+that+your+vote+is+never+lost&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7qMy9oebfAhUn3uAKHYd1DG8Q6AEIPzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Always%20vote%20for%20principle%2C%20though%20you%20may%20vote%20alone%2C%20and%20you%20may%20cherish%20the%20sweetest%20reflection%20that%20your%20vote%20is%20never%20lost&f=false

Original: «So great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief that, when duly read and meditated on, it is of all the books in the world that wich contributes most to make men good, wise and happy».
Fuente: Thayer, William Makepeace. The Poor Boy and Merchant Prince; Or, Elements of Success Drawn from the Life of A. Lawrence. A Book for Boys. Publicado en 1861. p. 314. https://books.google.es/books?id=QrJcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA314&dq=Of+all+the+books+in+the+world,+it+is+the+one+that+contributes+most+to+making+men+good,+wise+and+happy.+John+Quincy+Adams&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM_JOowOTfAhWv3OAKHYfTAbgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Of%20all%20the%20books%20in%20the%20world%2C%20it%20is%20the%20one%20that%20contributes%20most%20to%20making%20men%20good%2C%20wise%20and%20happy.%20John%20Quincy%20Adams&f=false
Fuente: Letters of John Quincy Adams to His Son (Cartas de John Quincy Adams a su hijo), 1849, pág. 9.