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John Adams Quotes

I consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for public service Picture Quote #1

A democracy is as really a republic as on oak a tree, or a temple a building Picture Quote #1

A taste for literature and a turn for business, united in the same person, never fails to make a great man Picture Quote #1

Before any great things are accomplished, a memorable change must be made in the system of education...to raise the lower ranks of society nearer to the higher Picture Quote #1

The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation Picture Quote #1

It’s of more importance to community that innocence should be protected than it is that guilt should be punished Picture Quote #1

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The deliberate union of so great and various a people in such a place, is without all partiality or prejudice, if not the greatest exertion of human understanding, the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen Picture Quote #1

If the way to do good to my country were to render myself popular, I could easily do it. But extravagant popularity is not the road to public advantage Picture Quote #1

Power in any Form . . . when directed only by human Wisdom and Benevolence is dangerous Picture Quote #1

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write Picture Quote #1

Tom Hooper had done ‘John Adams,’ and David Lynch did ‘Twin Peaks.’ I figured I could do eight hours of television, and I wanted to Picture Quote #1

The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity Picture Quote #1

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After [Tomas] Jefferson’s defeat of [John] Adams in the presidential election of 1800, they didn’t communicate with one another for more than a decade Picture Quote #1

What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love? Picture Quote #1

I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame Picture Quote #1

Politeness, delicacy [and] decency ... are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery, and cowardice Picture Quote #1

I Pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof! President Franklin D. Roosevelt had this lettered in gold in the marble over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House. The quotation above follows the capitalization used in the inscription Picture Quote #1

Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws Picture Quote #1

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The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge- I mean of the character and conduct of their rulers Picture Quote #1

Power always thinks... that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws Picture Quote #1

When economic power became concentrated in a few hands, then political power flowed to those possessors and away from the citizens, ultimately resulting in an oligarchy or tyranny Picture Quote #1

Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey Picture Quote #1

Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property, according to standing laws Picture Quote #1

The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and the love of their country Picture Quote #1

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A representative assembly, although extremely well qualified, and absolutely necessary, as a branch of the legislative, is unfit to exercise the executive power, for want of two essential properties, secrecy and dispatch Picture Quote #1

I must study war and politics so that my children shall be free to study commerce, agriculture and other practicalities, so that their children can study painting, poetry and other fine things Picture Quote #1

We shall convince France and the world, that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and a sense of inferiority, fitted to be the miserable instruments of foreign influence, and regardless of national honor, character, and interest Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, unless you have a coupon for a free lunch...or someone gives you a lunch...never mind Picture Quote #1

[I]t 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 Picture Quote #1

My History of the Jesuits is in four volumes.... This society has been a greater calamity to mankind than the French Revolution, or Napoleon’s despotism or ideology. It has obstructed progress of reformation and the improvement of the human mind in society much longer and more fatally Picture Quote #1

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I consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for public service (John Adams Quotes) A democracy is as really a republic as on oak a tree, or a temple a building (John Adams Quotes) A taste for literature and a turn for business, united in the same person, never fails to make a great man. (John Adams Quotes) Before any great things are accomplished, a memorable change must be made in the system of education...to raise the lower ranks of society nearer to the higher. (John Adams Quotes) The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation (John Adams Quotes) It’s of more importance to community that innocence should be protected than it is that guilt should be punished (John Adams Quotes) The deliberate union of so great and various a people in such a place, is without all partiality or prejudice, if not the greatest exertion of human understanding, the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen. (John Adams Quotes) If the way to do good to my country were to render myself popular, I could easily do it. But extravagant popularity is not the road to public advantage. (John Adams Quotes) Power in any Form . . . when directed only by human Wisdom and Benevolence is dangerous (John Adams Quotes) Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. (John Adams Quotes) Tom Hooper had done ‘John Adams,’ and David Lynch did ‘Twin Peaks.’ I figured I could do eight hours of television, and I wanted to. (John Adams Quotes) The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity. (John Adams Quotes) After [Tomas] Jefferson’s defeat of [John] Adams in the presidential election of 1800, they didn’t communicate with one another for more than a decade. (John Adams Quotes) What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love? (John Adams Quotes) I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame (John Adams Quotes) Politeness, delicacy [and] decency ... are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery, and cowardice. (John Adams Quotes) I Pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on THIS HOUSE, and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof! President Franklin D. Roosevelt had this lettered in gold in the marble over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House. The quotation above follows the capitalization used in the inscription. (John Adams Quotes) Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws (John Adams Quotes) The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge- I mean of the character and conduct of their rulers. (John Adams Quotes) Power always thinks... that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws. (John Adams Quotes) When economic power became concentrated in a few hands, then political power flowed to those possessors and away from the citizens, ultimately resulting in an oligarchy or tyranny. (John Adams Quotes) Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey. (John Adams Quotes) Each individual of the society has a right to be protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and property, according to standing laws. (John Adams Quotes) The relationship between [John] Adams and [Tomas] Jefferson was extraordinary. They differed on every conceivable issue, except on the Revolution and the love of their country. (John Adams Quotes) A representative assembly, although extremely well qualified, and absolutely necessary, as a branch of the legislative, is unfit to exercise the executive power, for want of two essential properties, secrecy and dispatch. (John Adams Quotes) I must study war and politics so that my children shall be free to study commerce, agriculture and other practicalities, so that their children can study painting, poetry and other fine things. (John Adams Quotes) We shall convince France and the world, that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and a sense of inferiority, fitted to be the miserable instruments of foreign influence, and regardless of national honor, character, and interest. (John Adams Quotes) There’s no such thing as a free lunch, unless you have a coupon for a free lunch...or someone gives you a lunch...never mind. (John Adams Quotes) [I]t 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. (John Adams Quotes) My History of the Jesuits is in four volumes.... This society has been a greater calamity to mankind than the French Revolution, or Napoleon’s despotism or ideology. It has obstructed progress of reformation and the improvement of the human mind in society much longer and more fatally. (John Adams Quotes)

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