All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a struggle of cabals.

Quote by John Quincy Adams

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Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep...

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being,...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into...

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into...

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can...

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest...

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would...

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would...

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

If you're going to America, bring your own food.

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...