"Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people."
― John Quincy Adams
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Power
More From John Quincy Adams
- "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity."
- "Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."
- "Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."
More In Power
- "Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence."― Thomas Jefferson
- "Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life."― Jose Marti
- "Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brishing your teath is the hardest part of the day – it all just hurts."― Tom Brady