No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it.
John AdamsI must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, natural History, Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their Children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry and Porcelaine. (12 May 1780)
John AdamsLiberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
John Adams