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 8
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 8
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 9
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 7
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 7
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 10
Soul Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams 9
