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Quote by John Adams
When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I

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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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. – John Adams

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? – John Adams

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