Old minds are like old horses you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. – John Adams
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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. – John Adams