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John Adams
American
October 30, 1735
President
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
John Adams
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Fear
Most
Foundation
Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.
John Adams
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Right
Real
Liberty
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
John Adams
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Government
Free
Control
I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.
John Adams
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Politics
You
About
Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
John Adams
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Power
Thought
Choice
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
John Adams
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Never
Did
Long
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.
John Adams
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More
Than
Right
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
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Independence
Always
Show
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
John Adams
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More
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