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Samuel Adams

(1722–1803) Politician United States

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Samuel Adams was a politician from the United States, best known for The great American fraud.

Quick Facts About Samuel Adams

Born: September 27, 1722
Died: October 2, 1803
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: The great American fraud
Spouse: Elizabeth Wells Adams

About Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and other founding documents, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to his fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. He founded the Sons of Liberty.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Quotes by Samuel Adams · Page 3

If taxes are laid upon us without our having a legal representation where they are laid, we are reduced from the character…

Character

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Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it…

Human

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It is a very great mistake to imagine that the object of loyalty is the authority and interest of one individual man,…

Action

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Could I be assured that America would remain virtuous, I would venture to defy the utmost Efforts of Enemies to subjugate her.

America

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Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake…

Circumspection

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If our Trade be taxed, why not our Lands, or Produce in short, everything we possess? They tax us without having legal…

Ifs

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What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless…

Glorious

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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on…

Earth

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If taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not…

Born

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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us…

Arms

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Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud…

Adversity

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Just and true liberty, equal and impartial liberty, in matters spiritual and temporal is a thing that all men are clearly entitled…

Entitled

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For no People will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can they easily be subdued, where Knowledge is diffusd and Virtue preservd .…

Aids

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The eyes of mankind will be upon you to see whether the Government, which is now more popular than it has been…

Army

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The love of power, like the love of money, increases with the possession of it; and we know in what ruin these…

Eye

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In the midst of these pleasing ideas we should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger…

Danger

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The right to freedom being the gift of God, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and…

Freedom

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It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

Brush

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[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.

Constitution

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The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in…

Arbitrary

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May every citizen ... have a proper sense of the Deity upon his mind and an impression of the declaration recorded in…

Bible

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The next step may be fatal to us. Let us then act like wise men, calmly look around us and consider what…

Association

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Every one knows that the exercise of military power is forever dangerous to civil rights; and we have had recent instances of…

Civil rights

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Our union is now complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties.

Approved

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I cannot however help repeating Piety, because I think it indispensible. Religion in a Family is at once its brightest Ornament &…

Cybersecurity

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I thank God that I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom…

Country

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The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or…

2 amendment

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In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have…

Age

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It behooves every American to encourage home manufactures, that our oppressors may feel through their pockets the effects of their blind folly.

American

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What a man has honestly acquired is absolutely his own, which he may freely give, but cannot be taken from him without…

Consent

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He who made all men hath made the truths necessary to human happiness obvious to all... Our forefathers opened the Bible to…

Bible

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We may look up to Armies for Defence, but Virtue is our best Security. It is not possible that any state should…

Army

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A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common…

America

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Rebellion against a king may be pardoned, or lightly punished, but the man who dares to rebel against the laws of a…

Dare

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It bodes very ill for government when men are exalted to places of high trust through their own solicitations. He only fills…

Ability

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Let us consider, brethren, we are struggling for our best birthrights and inheritance, which being infringed, renders all our blessings precarious in…

American revolution

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No people ever yet groaned under the heavy yoke of slavery, but when they deserv'd it. ...The truth is, all might be…

Contempt

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Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age by impressing the minds of men with the…

Age

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Is it not high time for the people of this country to explicitly declare whether they will be free men or slaves.…

Concern

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If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of…

Affair

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