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.
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John Adams quoteI agree with you that in politics the middle way is no way at all.
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John Adams quoteThe happiness of society is the end of government.
John Adams quote 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 quote While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago
John Adams quote Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.
John Adams quote 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 quote Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
John Adams quote Biography
American president 1797-1801