"No man who ever held the office of……" — John Adams
"No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it."
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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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More Congratulate Quotes
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If you would serve your brother it is fit for you to serve him, do not take back your words…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them, I'm a winner. It's not being a…
— LeBron James
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It was inspiring to learn of the new Bachelor of Environmental Studies Program, and I congratulate you for it. Singapore…
— E. O. Wilson
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I congratulate NUS for launching a new degree, a bachelor of environmental studies. This is a most timely initiative. One…
— Unknown Author
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The people that are inclined to hate are also inclined to belosers. A loser could never congratulate a winner –…
— Nicki Minaj
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I think we deserved to get through and I congratulate the players. We said before the game that nothing was…
— Frank Rijkaard
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I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.
— Dee Dee Ramone
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Congratulate yourself if you have done something strange, extravagant and broken the monotony.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To understand KKR, I always like to say, don't congratulate us when we buy a company. Any fool can buy…
— Henry Kravis
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I sincerely congratulate you on the arrival of the mockingbird. Learn all the children to venerate it as a superior…
— Thomas Jefferson
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But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no…
— Franco Harris
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There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect.
— Desiderius Erasmus
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