“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon… — John Adams Copy Share Image
[A] republic . . . [is] a government, in which the property of the public, or people, and of every one of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
This is my religion ... joy and exaltation in my own existence ... so go ahead and snarl ... bite ... howl,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, the victim shall be… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I have examined all religions, as well as my narrow sphere, my straightened means, and my busy life, would allow; and the… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Resistance to sudden violence, for the preservation not only of my person, my limbs, and life, but of my property, is an… — John Adams Copy Share Image
[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Before God, I believe the hour has come. My judgment approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. All that… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government is to secure the existence of the body politic; to protect it,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I am well pleased with what I hear of you: The principal Satisfaction I can expect in Life, in future will be… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year. — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Among all the disappointments and perplexities which have fallen my share in life, nothing has contributed so much to support my mind… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that Mr. Jefferson ever hated me. On the contrary, I believe he always like me: but he detested… — John Adams Copy Share Image
There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. — John Adams Copy Share Image
What a pity it is that our Congress had not known this discovery, and that Alexander Hamilton’s projects of raising an army… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“I cannot think it either Vanity or Virtue to acknowledge, that the Acquisition and communication of Knowledge, are the sole Entertainment of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Daughter! Get you an honest Man for a Husband, and keep him honest. No matter whether he is rich, provided he be independent. Regard… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity — John Adams Copy Share Image
We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way, then, of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to… — John Adams Copy Share Image
But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage… — John Adams Copy Share Image
There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or… — John Adams Copy Share Image
During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together. — John Adams Copy Share Image
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