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
“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
“So, it was done, the break was made, in words at least: on July 2, 1776, in Philadelphia, the American colonies declared… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Americans, [John Adams] wrote in 1780, believed that their "revolution is as much for the benefit of the generality of Mankind in… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“The source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think....Let us dare to read, think, speak, write.” — David McCullough Copy Share Image
[John Adams] diary, of course, is even more revealing of his feelings. Both his letters to [his wife] Abigail and his diary… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“One might also say that history is not about the past. If you think about it, no one ever lived in the… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it. John Adams, U.S. President” — George Washington Copy Share Image
“There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. John… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I am persuaded however that he [John Adams] means well for his Country, is always an honest Man, often a Wise One,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I’ve chosen not to challenge the rule of law, because in our system there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme… — Al Gore 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
I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
“I must study politics and war," wrote John Adams, "that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics, and philosophy, geography,… — Charles Krauthammertha 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
[John Adams] always felt that his contribution to bringing about independence went unappreciated, especially after the 1790s when [Tomas] Jefferson began to… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
[ Massachusetts constitution] was [John Adams] attempt to justify that structure by the traditional notion of social estates - that the executive… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“John Adams when he said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
My - mine is based on the fact that Bill Clinton has done - and I'm - this sounds like hyperbole, but… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“Some resented the way coffles, driven right through town, put the most unpleasant parts of slavery right in their faces. Others resented… — Edward E. Baptist Copy Share Image
“Following in this tradition, Americans constitutions almost uniformly authorized American governments to act against their subjects only through and under law. As… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
How hard have those intolerant of John Adams's perspective worked to strip from young people any hope of knowing the concepts and… — Foster Friess Copy Share Image
“Writing to his son in 1799, John Adams blamed America’s political turmoil on “a systematical dissolution of the true Family Authority. There… — Alan Taylor Copy Share Image
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