"There are two ways to conquer and enslave……" — John Adams
"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt."
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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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More Conquer Quotes
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over…
— Aristotle
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We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
— Theodore Bikel
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The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
— William Blake
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My journey continues, because I've, you know, conquered a lot. And I know how to conquer the rest.
— Mary J. Blige
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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.
— Thomas Carlyle
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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
— Dale Carnegie
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Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever…
— Dale Carnegie
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes…
— Dale Carnegie
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You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear…
— Dale Carnegie
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I don't conquer, I submit.
— Giacomo Casanova
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Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
— Winston Churchill
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I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve…
— Winston Churchill
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