John Adams

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

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man read more

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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.

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced read more

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

The Pythagorean, as well as the Platonic philosophers, probably concurred in the fabrication of the Christian Trinity

The Pythagorean, as well as the Platonic philosophers, probably concurred in the fabrication of the Christian Trinity