Love As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of... John Adams 35
Design I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the... John Adams 29
Natur All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or... John Adams 32
Freedom When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists;... John Adams 30
Freedom Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. John Adams 39
Trust There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. John Adams 29
Soul Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams 30
