"The universal object and idol of men of……" — John Adams

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128 Quotes by John Adams

John Adams has 128 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to…
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any…
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot…
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want…
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did…
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man…
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

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More Idol Quotes

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I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50. — Kevin Bacon
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. — Joseph Addison
I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in… — Justin Bieber
My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something. — Andrea Bocelli
A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean. — Christina Aguilera
I wouldn't have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song… — Malin Akerman
American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood. — Luke Bryan
'American Idol' has taken over my whole life. — Paula Abdul
Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own… — John Calvin
I'm not unattractive, but I'm not a matinee idol. I think I have a very non-threatening look - I'm fine,… — Steve Carell
I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I… — Kelly Clarkson

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