John Adams

The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an insult

Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion.

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart

That's what they admire most about the horse, his durability.

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation

I knew I needed to tell this story ... and discovered the depth of my ignorance in doing so.

Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws

I've seen a lot of convention centers. But this building is truly special The feel. The light. The vibe is terrific.

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

Think of your forefathers Think of your posterity.

Thomas Jefferson -- still survasasas

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

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.

A government of laws, and not of men.

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.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.

This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed.

We're not going to put someone in a position where it's going to be harmful of their performance this weekend, but at the same time the team will represent itself proudly.

Duncan's counsel simply cannot be prepared to try three homicide cases in such a short period of time.

They really need something like that. A lot of times it probably wouldn't help, especially if you got an explosion, but it might help the survivors. It would be a good idea.

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness