Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. – John Adams
Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – John Adams
A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. – John Adams
I request that they may be considered in confidence, until the members of Congress are fully possessed of their contents, and shall have had opportunity to deliberate on the consequences of their publication; after which time, I submit them to your wisdom. – John Adams