John Adams American President Quotations

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.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.