Quote by John Adams
A government of laws, and not of men. - John Adams

A government of laws, and not of men. – John Adams

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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. – John Adams

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design
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As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. – John Adams

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Country
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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

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To rule is easy, to govern difficult. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Government

If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan, that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable, and not the governments timetable. Thats what saved my life. – Herman Cain

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Government

Just in general, any government throughout history hasnt really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldnt control them as easily. – Maynard James Keenan

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Government

When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they arent important. – James Dyson

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Government

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In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life – in jeeps – and upset all my dreams. – Sergio Leone

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Dreams

I can be very polite, but Ive found that doesnt always get a result. You have got to bang and thump tables. – Joy Baluch

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Manners

So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want. – James Dyson

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Technology

Integrity is not something that you should have to think about…nor consider doing…but something in the heart that is already done. – Doug Firebaugh

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Integrity