Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society. John Adams More Quotes by John Adams More Quotes From John Adams I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. John Adams education philosophy war Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty. John Adams mankind liberty real There are persons whom in my heart I despise, others I abhor. Yet I am not obliged to inform the one of my contempt, nor the other of my detestation. This kind of dissimulation...is a necessary branch of wisdom, and so far from being immoral...that it is a duty and a virtue. John Adams branches kind heart The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice. John Adams patriotic government hands Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and happiness of the people. John Adams government order people It will be celebrated... with pomp and parade... bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other. John Adams parades illumination 4th-of-july The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity. John Adams religious god bible But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I firmly believe. John Adams religious may believe There's no such thing as a free lunch, unless you have a coupon for a free lunch...or someone gives you a lunch...never mind. John Adams lunch mind giving The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity. John Adams christian god bible Here, every private person is authorized to arm himself, and on the strength of this authority, I do not deny the inhabitants had a right to arm themselves at that time, for their defense, not for offense. John Adams arms defense gun Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion. John Adams government religious religion The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them, to the end that it may be a government of laws and not of men. John Adams law exercise men Religion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society. John Adams foundation government religion I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. They are the most glorious nation that ever inhabited this Earth. The Romans and their empire were but a bubble in comparison to the Jews. They have given religion to three-quarters of the globe and have influenced the affairs of mankind more and more happily than any other nation, ancient or modern. John Adams fate atheist believe I must judge for myself, but how can I judge, how can any man judge, unless his mind has been opened and enlarged by reading. John Adams reading wisdom education A militia law, requiring all men, or with very few exceptions besides cases of conscience, to be provided with arms and ammunition... is always a wise institution, and, in the present circumstances of our country, indispensable. John Adams wise men country We hold that each man is the best judge of his own interest. John Adams interest judging men I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof. John Adams honesty blessing wise We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our Liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections. If an election is to be determined by a majority of a single vote, and that can be procured by a party through artifice or corruption, the Government may be the choice of a party for its own ends, not of the nation for the national good. John Adams independent party government
