Maxioms by John Adams
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, read more
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any read more
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a read more
The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations. This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution.
Thomas Jefferson still survives.
Thomas Jefferson still survives.
Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart
Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart
