All John Adams Quotes
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.
John Adams
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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.
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The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
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I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
John Adams
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Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.
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