[John] Adams identified himself with the political theories of [James] Harrington, [John] Locke, and [Charles-Louis] Montesquieu, whose ideas of constitutionalism, he believed,… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
There are plenty of Minutemen. People willing to be Minutemen. Where are the people that want to be George Washington? Where are… — Beck Copy Share Image
“John Adams, by then one of the country's founding fathers, wrote to a friend: "I know not why we should blush to… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
“[A] people needs to understand what freedom is. We Americans are fortunate that the Founders and their generation possessed that understanding. They… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Elected fifth president of the United States, Monroe transformed a fragile little nation - "a savage wilderness," as Edmund Burke put it… — Harlow Giles Unger Copy Share Image
As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“In a letter to soldiers in 1798, John Adams, a Founding Father and practicing Unitarian, remarked: We had no government armed with… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
Since natural law was thought to be accessible to the ordinary man, the theory invited each juror to inquire for himself whether… — John Adams Copy Share Image
[John Adams and Tomas Jefferson] shared experience in 1775 - 1776 in bringing about the separation from Britain and their service in… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“...the founders of our nation were nearly all Infidels, and that of the presidents who had thus far been elected { George… — Bird Wilson Copy Share Image
“If we {Federalists] must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Few would argue against safe-guarding the nation. But in the judgment of at least one of the country's most distinguished presidential scholars,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“Lamentations about the tribulations of public life, followed by celebrations of the bucolic splendor of retirement to rural solitude, had become a… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
So what's the difference between republican and democratic forms of government? John Adams captured the essence of the difference when he said,… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.” -John Adams” — Mark Goodwin Copy Share Image
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles. — Gavin Bryars Copy Share Image
Every White House has had its intellectuals, but very few presidents have been intellectuals themselves - Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Woodrow Wilson,… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
[John] Adams was arguing that a separate social order existed that needed to be embodied in senates and his fellow Americans could… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: 'Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of peace with… — John Adams Copy Share Image
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural… — John Adams Copy Share Image
American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic.… — Dumas Malone Copy Share Image
Look, in 1800 the sainted Thomas Jefferson arranged to hire a notorious slanderer named James Callender, who worked as a writer at… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
I think [John's Adams] descriptions of the personalities of [Benjamin] Franklin and [Tomas] Jefferson and others were pretty accurate. It is only… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
Upon my return from the army to Baltimore in the winter of 1777, I sat next to John Adams in Congress, and… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
The ideal to which John Adams subscribed-that we would be a nation of laws, not of men-was quickly subverted when the churches… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I think [John Adams's] influence on the federal Constitution was indirect. Many including James Madison mocked the first volume of Adams's Defence… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.” (President John Adams, 1798) “It remained for Richard Nixon to… — John Price Copy Share Image
“I hate polemical politics and polemical divinity,” said John Adams. “My religion is founded on the love of God and my neighbor;… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“Our founders did not believe that our society could thrive without this kind of moral social structure. In fact, it was our… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“But let us not forget, too, that it was John Adams who nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Brandon McCaw has to answer 5,000 questions on a letter from Alexander Hamilton, Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams,… — Brandon Mccaw Copy Share Image
“Again, John Adams understood that the new Constitution simply lacked the powers to control a people who were, by their own lack… — Jack Pelham Copy Share Image
“Paine’s pamphlet appealed to a wide range of colonial opinion angered by England. But it caused some tremors in aristocrats like John… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Now be it known, That I John Adams, President of the United States of America, having seen and considered the said Treaty… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“We like to keep separate the evils of our national past from the sacredness of our ideals. That separation allows us to… — Eddie S. Glaude Jr Copy Share Image
“Throughout most of his life, Washington’s physical vigor had been one of his most priceless assets. A notch below six feet four… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
[John Adams' writings] had indicted the United States for slavishly copying the English constitution by erecting bicameral legislatures in their state constitutions,… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
' I pray heaven bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none… — John Adams Copy Share Image
![“[John] Adams identified himself with the political theories of [James] Harrington, [John] Locke, and [Charles-Louis] Montesquieu, whose ideas of constitutionalism, he believed, were applicable to all peoples everywhere; they were his contribution to what he called "the divine science of politics."” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c71/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitutionalism_john-adams-identified-himself-with-the-p_226327.jpg)
![“[A] people needs to understand what freedom is. We Americans are fortunate that the Founders and their generation possessed that understanding. They knew that freedom, per se, is not enough. They knew that freedom must be limited to be preserved. This paradox is difficult for many students to…” quote by Russell Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ada/russell-kirk-6909_common-law_a-people-needs-to-understand-what-freedo_2205440.jpg)
![“We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation. The Ambassador [of Tripoli] answered us…” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b77/thomas-jefferson-43_freedom_we-took-the-liberty-to-make-some-enquiri_1367898.jpg)
![“As early as 1776, [John Adams] expressed his doubts about America's capacity for virtue. "I have seen all along my Life, Such Selfishness, and Littleness even in New England, that I sometimes tremble to think that, altho We are engaged in the best Cause that ever employed the Human Heart, yet the…” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a6f/gordon-s-wood-13199_america_as-early-as-1776-john-adams-expressed-hi_2453880.jpg)
![“[John Adams and Tomas Jefferson] shared experience in 1775 - 1776 in bringing about the separation from Britain and their service in Europe cemented a friendship that in the end withstood the most serious political and religious differences that one could imagine, especially their differences over…” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/61b/gordon-s-wood-13199_becoming_john-adams-and-tomas-jefferson-shared-ex_2533475.jpg)
![“If we {Federalists] must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. Under Adams as under Jefferson , the government shall sink. The party in the…” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/156/alexander-hamilton-619_1800_if-we-federalists-must-have-an-enemy-at_1518693.jpg)
![“[John] Adams was arguing that a separate social order existed that needed to be embodied in senates and his fellow Americans could not accept this and accused him rightly of being obsessed with the English constitution.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/92a/gordon-s-wood-13199_accepting_john-adams-was-arguing-that-a-separate-s_2932366.jpg)
![“I think [John's Adams] descriptions of the personalities of [Benjamin] Franklin and [Tomas] Jefferson and others were pretty accurate. It is only when he felt he was wronged by them that he lets loose his anger and resentment.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/394/gordon-s-wood-13199_accurate_i-think-john-s-adams-descriptions-of-the_2774163.jpg)
![“I think [John Adams's] influence on the federal Constitution was indirect. Many including James Madison mocked the first volume of Adams's Defence of the Constitutions of the United States in 1787. But his Massachusetts constitution was a model for those who thought about stable popular…” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d6b/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_i-think-john-adams-s-influence-on-the-fe_2752626.jpg)
![“I hate polemical politics and polemical divinity,” said John Adams. “My religion is founded on the love of God and my neighbor; on the hope of pardon for my offenses; upon contrition; upon the duty as well as the necessity of [enduring] with patience the inevitable evils of life; in the duty of…” quote by Jon Meacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/12a/jon-meacham-2863_life_i-hate-polemical-politics-and-polemical_2638157.jpg)
![“[John Adams' writings] had indicted the United States for slavishly copying the English constitution by erecting bicameral legislatures in their state constitutions, most drafted in 1776.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/02e/gordon-s-wood-13199_constitution_john-adams-writings-had-indicted-the-uni_2937112.jpg)
