What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: 'Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of peace with France in the year 1800'.

Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist.

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart

But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed?

I am determined to control events, not be controlled by them.

Whenever serious art loses track of its roots in the vernacular, then it begins to atrophy.