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

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

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I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy…. – John Adams

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I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts. – Kristen Wiig

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Honest to God, all my life I have had such a fear of spiders. In fact, I use to have a reoccurring dream about one. Very clearly, it was black with a red head. It would sit up in the corner of the bedroom and when it started getting closer, I would wake up in a panic. – Tippi Hedren

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Fear may come true that which one is afraid of. – Viktor E. Frankl

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Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools. – J. K. Rowling

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While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed. – Mattie Stepanek

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Were in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyones arguing over where theyre going to sit. – David Suzuki

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Im not after fame and success and fortune and power. Its mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends thats the good stuff in life. – Drew Barrymore

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My dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, hes always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He has a certain rootlessness, a deracination. – Cornel West

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