"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy."
― John Adams
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― John Adams
More From John Adams
- "A government of laws, and not of men."
- "Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak."
- "While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago."
More In Politics
- "I love the ACLU and I’m concerned now, especially when it comes to our rights, with current politics and the religious community and the Conservative majority or minority – I don’t know who they are."― Debbie Harry
- "A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics."― Ron Fournier
- "Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."― Ambrose Bierce