We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
If the Christian religion, as I understand it, or as you understand it, should maintain its ground, as I believe it will,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I request that they may be considered in confidence, until the members of Congress are fully possessed of their contents, and shall… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. — John Adams Copy Share Image
Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. — John Adams Copy Share Image
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none… — John Adams Copy Share Image
But America is a great, unwieldy Body. Its Progress must be slow. It is like a large Fleet sailing under Convoy. The… — 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
...Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Were I to define the British constitution, therefore, I should say, it is a limited monarchy, or a mixture of the three… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The only way to form an army to be confided in, was a systematic discipline, by which means all men may be… — John Adams Copy Share Image
A single assembly will never be a steady guardian of the laws, if Machiavel is right, when he says, Men are never… — John Adams Copy Share Image
When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist… — John Adams Copy Share Image
As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar, perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The… — John Adams Copy Share Image
But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It may be the will of Heaven that America shall suffer calamities still more wasting, and distresses yet more dreadful. If this… — 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
The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We should begin by setting conscience free. When all men of all religions shall enjoy equal liberty, property, and an equal chance… — John Adams Copy Share Image
You may have the bishop pair but I have the ultimate advantage; I am the better player! — John Adams Copy Share Image
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The only foundation of a free Constitution, is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People, in a great… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our Liberties if anything partial or… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments. But there is great danger that those governments will not… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and… — 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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