Where annual elections end, there slavery begins

Quote by John Adams

Topics: Elections Quotes, Politics Quotes, Slavery Quotes

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...

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

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...

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...

The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government is to secure the existence...

The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government is to secure the existence...

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...

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...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is 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...

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...

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

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

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

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

I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to...

I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to...

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution...

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution...

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...

What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era? Where...

What havoc has been made of books through every century of the Christian era? Where...

Genius is sorrow's child.

Genius is sorrow's child.

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...

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what...

There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what...