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John Adams Quotes
«Courage and perseverance have a magic talisman, before which difficulties and obstacles vanish into air.»
Author: John Adams
(President)
«I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.»
Author: John Adams
(President)
«This is an awesome subject that can't be dealt with in a rational way. It's about flesh-and-blood people screaming at each other and loving one another.»
Author: John Adams
(President)
«He's asked to remain silent,»
Author: John Adams
(President)
«Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it»
Author: John Adams
(President)
| About:
Vanity
| Keywords:
chase, Company of, continual, ignis fatuus
«If (the) empire of superstition and hypocrisy should be overthrown, happy indeed will it be for the world; but if all religion and morality should be overthrown with it, what advantages will be gained? The doctrine of human equality is founded entire»
Author: John Adams
(President)
| About:
Hypocrisy,
Superstition
| Keywords:
Empire of, overthrown, The Empire
«Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws»
«The aspiring, noble principle founded in benevolence, and cherished by knowledge; I mean the love of power, which has been so often the cause of slavery, has, whenever freedom has existed, been the cause of freedom»
«There is in the Congress a collection of the greatest men upon this continent in point of abilities, virtues, and fortunes»
«Statesmen...may plan and speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.... The only foundation of a free Constitution, is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People, in a greater Measure, than they have it now, They may change their Rulers, and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting Liberty.»
Author: John Adams
(President)