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
Power always thinks… that it is doing Gods service when it is violating all his laws. – John Adams
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? – John Adams
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