Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
John Adams quote Genius is sorrow's child.
John Adams quote Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
John Adams quote Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
John Adams quote A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
John Adams quote Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams quote Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.
John Adams quote Biography
American president 1797-1801
