Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.

Quote by John Quincy Adams

Topics: Liberty Quotes, Power Quotes

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...

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

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...

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...

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...

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,...

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,...

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,...

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...

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...

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great...

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great...

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

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

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...