Here are some thought-provoking and bold John Adams quotes, with no references attached:
馃嚭馃嚫 On Freedom & Government
- “Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”
- “The happiness of society is the end of government.”
- “A government of laws, and not of men.”
馃 On Knowledge & Morality
- “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
- “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
- “Facts are stubborn things.”
馃挰 On Leadership & Character
- “Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.”
- “You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.”
- “Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.”
