Quotes from John Adams
The rights of Englishmen are derived from God, not from king or Parliament, and would be secured by the study of history, law, and tradition.
- John Adams
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
- John Adams
The consequences arising from the continual accumulation of public debts in other countries ought to admonish us to prevent their growth in our own.
- John Adams
[You have Rights] antecedent to all earthly governments: Rights, that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; Rights, derived from the Great Legislator of the universe.
- John Adams
As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
- John Adams
The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity
- John Adams
Liberty can no more exist without virtue and independence than the body can live and move without a soul.
- John Adams
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
- John Adams
I read my Eyes out, and cant read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees We have to read.
- John Adams
In politics the middle way is none at all.
- John Adams
Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak.
- John Adams
Nothing is more dreaded than the national government meddling with religion.
- John Adams