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The only way to form an army to be confided in, was a systematic discipline, by which means all men may be made heroes.
John Adams
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John Adams
Age: 90 †
Born: 1735
Born: October 19
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
2Nd U.S. President
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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 appearance of religion only on Sunday proves that it is only an appearance.
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In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected they will either be made by the member to plunder the few who are rich, or by the influence to fleece the many who are poor.
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Farther I could find it in my heart to wish that you had been at the head of a hundred thousand Israelites . . . & marching with them into Judea & making a conquest of that country & restoring your nation to the dominion of it. For I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.
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The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.
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Human passions unbridled by morality and religion...would break the stronges cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net.
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There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
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No good government but what is republican... the very definition of a republic is 'an empire of laws, and not of men.'
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Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.
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Slavery is a foul contagion in the human character.
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