Famous Quotes by John Adams

  • The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts... More
  • Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination—everything which can... More
  • I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand... More
  • A government of laws, and not of men. More
  • You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other. More
  • The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt... More
  • I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. More
  • Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never... More
  • The happiness of society is the end of government. More

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