John AdamsThinkers

The 4th Amendment is the spark that led to our war for independence.

4th of July is a day that ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion.

Alexander Hamilton is an intriguer who lays schemes in a dark and insidious manner.

Ambition is the subtlest beast of the intellectual and moral field. It is wonderfully adroit in concealing itself from its owner.

America is a great, unwieldy body. Its progress must be slow. It is like a large fleet sailing under convoy. The fleetest sailers must wait for the dullest and slowest.

The Bible is the best book in the world, containing more of one's little philosophy than all the libraries.

Democracy is quick to commit suicide. It never last long and is no less vain, proud, selfish, ambitious, or avaricious than aristocracy or democracy.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Genius is sorrow's child.

George Washington is a leader who was by no means a scholar. It is beyond dispute that he was too illiterate, unlearned, unread for his station.

George Washington is an exemplary American. Thus, instead of adoring the man, we should applaud the nation which educated him.