Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I must study politics and war
that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history,
naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children
a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.
--John Adams (1735-1826)
Virtue is not in fashion. Vice is not infamous.
--John Adams
When a man is hurt, he loves to talk of his wounds.
--John Adams
It must be felt that there is no national security but in the
nation's humble acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.
--John Adams
There are two types of education...
One should teach us how to make a living,
And the other how to live.
--John Adams
Mankind will in time discover that unbridled majorities are as
tyrannical and cruel as unlimited despots.
--John Adams
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