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Than Quotes by John Adams
- The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill…
- The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still…
- While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four…
- Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There…
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