The law given from Sinai was a civil and municipal as well as a moral and religious code; it contained many statutes . . . of universal application-laws essential to the existence of men in society, and most of which have been enacted by every nation which ever professed any code of laws.
John Quincy AdamsA stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.
John Quincy AdamsAll men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.
John Quincy AdamsI would much rather be found guilty of making a serious mistake in judgment, than to be accused of being even a little bit insincere.
John Quincy Adams