Quote by John Adams
Fear is the foundation of most governments. - John Adams

Fear is the foundation of most governments. – John Adams

Other quotes by John Adams

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation. – John Adams

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Nature
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Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. – John Adams

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power
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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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Commitment
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Other Quotes from
Fear
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I dont run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet. – Nadia Comaneci

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Fear

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it. – Arthur Ashe

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Fear

No one should have to choose between medicine and other necessities. No one should have to use the emergency room every time a child gets sick. And no one should have to live in constant fear that a medical problem will become a financial crisis. – Brad Henry

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Fear

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Fear

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Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts, and potatoes, and bread, and sweets. – Robert Atkins

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