Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Quote by John Adams

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

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

Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of...

Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of...

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

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

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...

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican...

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican...

Politics are the divine science, after all,

Politics are the divine science, after all,

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...

It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited...

It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited...

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...

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of...

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Happiness, whether in despotism or democracy, whether in slavery or liberty, can never be found...

Happiness, whether in despotism or democracy, whether in slavery or liberty, can never be found...

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...

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

It is peculiarly the business of a monitor to keep his own reputation untainted, lest...

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.