Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

Quote by John Adams

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The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian...

I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study...

I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study...

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to...

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was...

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was...

Politics are the divine science, after all

Politics are the divine science, after all

Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and...

Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and...

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of...

Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in...

Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in...

I cannot conceive such a Being could make such a Species as the human, merely...

I cannot conceive such a Being could make such a Species as the human, merely...

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never...

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never...

Have you considered that system of holy lies and pious frauds that has raged and...

Have you considered that system of holy lies and pious frauds that has raged and...

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies...

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies...

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with...

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with...

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

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

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity...

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity...

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition,...

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition,...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates...

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates...

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.