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John Adams
Age: 90 †
Born: 1735
Born: October 19
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
2Nd U.S. President
Diplomat
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Political Philosopher
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Massachusetts
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People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.
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The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation.
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[J]udges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men.
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The government of the United States of America has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims.
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Shall we have recourse to the art of printing? But this has not destroyed property or aristocracy or corporations or paper wealth in England or America, or diminished the influence of either on the contrary, it has multiplied aristocracy and diminished democracy.
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I am determined to control events, not be controlled by them.
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I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits... Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them an asylum.
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Slavery is a foul contagion in the human character.
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All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.
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Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.
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Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at for it is the dictate of wisdom, and is necessary to the practice of virtue inmost.
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
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I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world.
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The right of a nation to kill a tyrant, in cases of necessity, can no more be doubted, than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. But killing one tyrant only makes way for worse, unless the people have sense, spirit and honesty enough to establish and support a constitution guarded at all points against the tyranny of the one, the few, and the many.
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This is a revolution, damn it! We're going to have to offend somebody!
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Make Things rather than Persons the subjects of conversations.
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The destiny of America is to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to all men everywhere.
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Let us dare to read, think, speak and write.
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The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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