The happiness of society is the end of government. John Adams endgovernmenthappiness Change image and share on social
The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. John Adams considerdeclarationeffect Change image and share on social
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. John Adams libertymathematicsphilosophy Change image and share on social
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. John Adams costfreedomgeneration Change image and share on social
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams generalknowledgeliberty Change image and share on social
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. John Adams aristocracybloodycommit share on social
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams alterdictateevidence Change image and share on social
My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. John Adams conceivecontrivecountry Change image and share on social
