That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience.
John AdamsThere are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others.
John AdamsHave you considered that system of holy lies and pious frauds that has raged and triumphed for 1,500 years?
John AdamsNational defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman, and that there is an obligation to perform such a duty absolutely irrespective of party politics or factional differences.
John AdamsMy best wishes, in the joys, and festivities, and the solemn services of that day on which will be completed the fiftieth year from its birth, the independence of the United States. A remarkable epoch in the annals of the human race, destined in future history to form the brightest or the blackest page, according to the use or the abuse of those political institutions by which they shall, in time to come, be shaped by the human mind.
John Adams