John Adams

I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will read more

I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a tolerable measure

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 way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power read more

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice

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.

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.