Quote by John Adams
The happiness of society is the end of government. - John Adams

The happiness of society is the end of government. – John Adams

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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. – John Adams

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My country has contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived. – John Adams

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This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what theyre doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire. – Benjamin Carson

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What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it. – Mark Levin

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Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. – Harry S. Truman

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The answer for healthcare is market incentives, not healthcare by a Godzilla-sized government bureaucracy. – Mitt Romney

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You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 Rs only one begins with an R. – Dennis Miller

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The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored. – Jean de la Bruyere

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