Quote by John Adams
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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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

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Freedom
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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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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. – John Adams

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Men
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He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that hes a great military man. – Norman Schwarzkopf

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Great loves too must be endured. – Coco Chanel

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. – Napoleon Hill

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I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again. – Bill Maher

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Beauty opened all the doors it got me things I didnt even know I wanted, and things I certainly didnt deserve. – Janice Dickinson

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I think people in general have neglected to learn about history. – Maynard James Keenan

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Well, you know what? The actor still gets up in the morning, if hes still got something to work with, you go out there and you do it. Never quit! – Robert Forster

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