Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.

Quote by John Adams

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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no...

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.

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.

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...

If (the) empire of superstition and hypocrisy should be overthrown, happy indeed will it be...

If (the) empire of superstition and hypocrisy should be overthrown, happy indeed will it be...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

A government of laws and not of men.

A government of laws and not of men.

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of...

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of...

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only...

Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only...

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...

Education makes a greater difference between man and man than nature has made between man...

Education makes a greater difference between man and man than nature has made between man...

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property...

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property...

Let's trace the birth of an idea. It's born as rampant radicalism, then it becomes...

Let's trace the birth of an idea. It's born as rampant radicalism, then it becomes...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...