John Adams Quotes

• Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

  John Adams

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• I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

  John Adams

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• In esse I am nothing; in posse I am everything.

  John Adams

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• Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

  John Adams

• A government of laws, and not of men.

  John Adams

• In politics the middle way is none at all.

  John Adams

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• Fear is the foundation of most governments.

  John Adams

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• As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

  John Adams

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• The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.

  John Adams

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• Where annual elections end, there slavery begins.

  John Adams

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John Adams (50)

Birth:	30th October, 1735
Death:	4th July, 1826
Nationality:	American
Profession:	President

About

John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, United States. He was an American politician who served as the second President of the United States from 1797–1801 and the first Vice President of the United States from 1789–1797. He was a lawyer, diplomat, political theorist, and as a Founding Father, a leader of the movement for American independence from Great Britain. As a diplomat in Europe, he helped negotiate the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and acquired vital governmental loans from Amsterdam bankers. He earned a BA degree in 1755 and an MA degree in 1758 both from Harvard University. He is the author of book, entitled Thoughts on Government. He married to Abigail Smith in 1764.

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