"They shall not be expected to acknowledge us……" — John Adams
"They shall not be expected to acknowledge us until we have acknowledged ourselves."
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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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Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or…
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Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but…
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The refusal to acknowledge the scientific value of embryonic stem cell research is one more tragic misstep.
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If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my…
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Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of…
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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I find it as difficult to understand a scientist who does not acknowledge the presence of a superior rationality behind…
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When we experience our fear, when we say the words "I am scared," we have the choice, the ability to…
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