Quote by John Adams
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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams

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My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. – John Adams

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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. – John Adams

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There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others. – John Adams

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Great countries are those that produce great people. – Benjamin Disraeli

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A am a great friend of public amusements, they keep people from vice. – Samuel Johnson

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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. – Francis Bacon

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I feel good in my own skin because Ive accepted the fact that Im me. Thats whats so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybodys different. – Kelly Osbourne

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