SEC: John Q. Adams quotation stumper

[Kelley Wilson <kwilson@UCF.K12.PA.US>]

Hi everyone,

A teacher's son needs help with an assignment:

He is to identify the following quote and the event and/or circumstances
in which the quote was stated:

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

He did an Internet search and identified that the quote is by John Quincy
Adams, but he can not find the circumstances and/or event in which it was
spoken.

I have looked in our quotation sources (including a couple of books on
political quotations) and some of our history sources (Annals of America).
I also did a brief AltaVista search.

I can confirm that it is from Adams, but although I can guess he was
probably speaking about slavery, I can not find any information about the
circumstances -- any help?

TIA,
Kelley

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Kelley S. Wilson                               kwilson@ucf.k12.pa.us
Librarian
Unionville High School
Kennett Square, PA

"The multitude of books is making us ignorant." -- Voltaire
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