If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind, whom should we serve?

Quote by John Adams

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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...

Politics are the divine science, after all

Politics are the divine science, after all

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my...

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my...

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...

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded...

The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded...

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...

Politics are the divine science, after all

Politics are the divine science, after all

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate...

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate...

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...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

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.

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...

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded...

The people have a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is,...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is,...

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...

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...

Genius is sorrow's child.

Genius is sorrow's child.

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates...

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates...