Quotes by John Adams

John Adams

John Adams

President of the USA (2nd)

Lived from: 1735 - 1826

Born: 30 october 1735 Died: 4 july 1826

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  • There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.
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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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  • Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity.
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  • When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.
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  • Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, ''that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.''
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  • Genius is sorrow's child.
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