“Fear is the foundation of most governments.”
— John Adams
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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in
“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.”
— John Adams
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I always consider the settlement of America
“I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.”
— John Adams
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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a
“Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.”
— John Adams
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Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge
“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
— John Adams
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Abuse of words has been the great
“Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.”
— John Adams
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When people talk of the freedom of
“When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.”
— John Adams
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The happiness of society is the end
“The happiness of society is the end of government.”
— John Adams
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Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore,
“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.”
— John Adams
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Power always thinks it has a great
“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.”
— John Adams
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Great is the guilt of an unnecessary
“Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.”
— John Adams
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