John Adams ( 10 of 21 )
While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced read more
While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, read more
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power read more
The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any read more
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will read more
I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a tolerable measure
Courage and perseverance have a magic talisman, before which difficulties and obstacles vanish into air.
Courage and perseverance have a magic talisman, before which difficulties and obstacles vanish into air.
Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory read more
Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness
The Bible contains the revelation of the will of God. It contains the history of the creation of the world, read more
The Bible contains the revelation of the will of God. It contains the history of the creation of the world, and of mankind.
Where annual elections end, there slavery begins
Where annual elections end, there slavery begins
Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart
Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart
