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 Read Quote
Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination – everything which can charm and bewitch the simple and ignorant. I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell. John Adams Read Quote
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. John Adams Read Quote
The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that… and all the glory of it. John Adams Read Quote
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams Read Quote
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. John Adams Read Quote
The furnace of affliction produces refinement, in states as well as individuals. John Adams Read Quote
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. John Adams Read Quote
