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The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation.
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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The appearance of religion only on Sunday proves that it is only an appearance.
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[I]t is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.
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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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Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude. I am therefore utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory, and heartily wish that every Constitutional measure may be adopted for the preservation of it.
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We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!
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I drink no cider, but feast on Philadelphia beer.
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This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.
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We hold that each man is the best judge of his own interest.
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When you see a good move, sit on your hands and find a better one.
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Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart
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The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvinistical good-nature never failed to terrify me exceedingly whenever I thought of preaching.
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Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and dogmatism cannot confine it.
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The foundations of national morality must be laid in private families.
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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 foundation of a free Constitution, is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People, in a great Measure, than they have it now. They may change their Rulers, and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting Liberty.
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The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity
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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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If the multitude is possessed of the balance of real estate, the multitude will have the balance of power, and in that case the multitude will take care of the liberty, virtue, and interest of the multitude in all acts of government.
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The rights of Englishmen are derived from God, not from king or Parliament, and would be secured by the study of history, law, and tradition.
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I consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for public service.
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