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First Principles: Let Us Tenderly and Kindly Cherish Therefore, the Means of Knowledge. Let Us Dare To Read, Think, Speak, and Write
“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write .” – John Adams, The Works of John Adams: Second President of the United States
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First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Then, Whose Principle and Foundation Is Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form
“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776), in Thoughts On Government
First Principles: A Constitution of Government Once Changed From Freedom, Can Never Be Restored. Liberty, Once Lost, Is Lost Forever
“A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” – John Adams, in a letter to Abigail Adams (July 7, 1775)
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First Principles: It Should Be Your Care…To Elevate the Minds of Our Children and Exalt Their Courage
“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and … Continue reading
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First Principles: There Is Nothing Which I Dread So Much As A Division of the Republic Into Two Great Parties, Each Arranged Under Its Leader, and Concerting Measures In Opposition To Each Other
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded … Continue reading
First Principles: Children Should Be Educated and Instructed In the Principles of Freedom
“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams
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First Principles: If There Is A Form of Government, Whose Principles and Foundation Is A Virtue, Will Not Every Sober Man Acknowledge It Better Calculated To Promote the General Happiness Than Any Other Form
“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776)
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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First Principles: I’ve Always Felt That A Person’s Intelligence Is Directly Reflected By the Number of Conflicting Points of View He Can Entertain Simultaneously On the Same Topic
“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.” – Abigail Adams, “Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams”, p.539 — … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Only Maxim of A Free Government Ought To Trust No Man Living With Power To Endanger the Public Liberty
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.” – John Adams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)
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