Quote by John Adams Download Open image ““Thomas Jefferson still survives”” — John Adams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Adams lay peacefully, his mind clear, by all signs. Then late in the afternoon, according to several who were present in the room, he… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“As Thomas Jefferson proclaimed, “In matters of fashion, swim with the current. In matters of conscience, stand like a rock.” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that Mr. Jefferson ever hated me. On the contrary, I believe he always like me: but he detested Hamilton and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our Nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“But this does not detract from the wisdom of his faith in the people and his constant insistence that they be left to manage… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
“In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock. —Thomas Jefferson” — Merrick Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“In politics and in his personal life, Thomas Jefferson was a complicated man, but in one thing he was consistent: the wanted the best… — Thomas J. Craughwell Copy Share Image
It may be that without a vision men shall die. It is no less true that, without hard practical sense, they shall also die.… — James Truslow Adams Copy Share Image
“Jefferson is now remembered as the author of one of the English language’s most timeless passages, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Daughter! Get you an honest Man for a Husband, and keep him honest. No matter whether he is rich, provided he be independent. Regard… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity — John Adams Copy Share Image
We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way, then, of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to… — John Adams Copy Share Image
But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage… — John Adams Copy Share Image
There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or… — John Adams Copy Share Image
During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together. — John Adams Copy Share Image