Believe Quote by John Quincy Adams

“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.” quote by John Quincy Adams — Download Open image

“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.”

John Quincy Adams

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