John Adams

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.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

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

A boy of fifteen who is not a democrat is good for nothing, and he is no better who is read more

A boy of fifteen who is not a democrat is good for nothing, and he is no better who is a democrat at twenty.

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.