"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."
― John Quincy Adams
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Government
More From John Quincy Adams
- "All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse."
- "Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people."
- "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."
More In Government
- "Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men."― Marcus Garvey
- "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes."― Andrew Jackson
- "I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen."― Buffalo Bill