John Adams

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics…

My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of…

In politics the middle way is none at all…

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war…

Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep…

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people…

Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of…

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman…

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to…

Fear is the foundation of most governments…