Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams
My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. – John Adams
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
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