"The foundations of national morality must be laid……" — John Adams
"The foundations of national morality must be laid in private families."
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John Adams
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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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My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that.…
— Michele Bachmann
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I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard…
— Tammy Baldwin
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To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and…
— Dennis Banks
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When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in…
— Gerry Adams
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Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also…
— Evan Bayh
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We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families…
— Gary Bauer
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Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.
— Gary Bauer
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Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then…
— Gary Bauer
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Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of…
— Gary Bauer
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America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only…
— Gary Bauer
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Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important…
— Melissa Bean
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