You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket

Quote by John Adams

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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...

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...

Politics are the divine science, after all,

Politics are the divine science, after all,

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...

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 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...

Genius is sorrow's child.

Genius is sorrow's child.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his...

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his...

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...

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance...

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance...

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.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to...

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to...

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

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...

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is...

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is...

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...

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often...

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.