"Inequalities of mind and body are so established……" — John Adams
"Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of human nature, that no art or policy can ever plane them down to a level"
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128 Quotes by John Adams
John Adams has 128 quotes on this site.
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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to…
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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any…
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot…
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Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want…
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Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did…
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man…
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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
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Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never…
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The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are…
— Teresa of Avila
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God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.
— Francis Bacon
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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Friends and brothers, The Almighty created us Indians. We are as he made us. The Almighty has given to the…
— Standing Bear
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May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable…
— Daniel Boone
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Because I went from the 'Daily Show' where I was a fake news guy on a fake news show, to…
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I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.
— Andrew Carnegie
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
— Oswald Chambers
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If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every…
— Winston Churchill
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I am much chastened and profoundly remorseful. I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have wronged…
— Jack Abramoff
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The world has been evolved, not created: it has arisen little by little from a small beginning, and has increased…
— August Weismann
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