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One sailor will do us more good than two soldiers.
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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Ambition is one of the ungovernable passions of the human heart. The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.
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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
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It is folly to anticipate evils, and madness to create imaginary ones.
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When philosophic reason is clear and certain by intuition or necessary induction, no subsequent revelation supported by prophecies or miracles can supersede it.
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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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[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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During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together.
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Let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing.
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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.
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As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
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I shall have liberty to think for myself without molesting others or being molested myself.
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Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.
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People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.
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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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The only way to form an army to be confided in, was a systematic discipline, by which means all men may be made heroes.
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I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.
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The law no passion can disturb. 'Tis void of desire and fear, lust and anger. 'Tis mens sine affectu, written reason, retaining some measure of the divine perfection. It does not enjoin that which pleases a weak, frail man, but, without any regard to persons, commands that which is good and punishes evil in all, whether rich or poor, high or low.
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Let us dare to read, think, speak and write.
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Mr. Jefferson has reason to reflect upon himself. How he will get rid of his remorse in his retirement, I know not. He must know that he leaves the government infinitely worse than he found it, and that from his own error or ignorance.
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