John Adams Flashcards
Quotes from and about John Adams
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John Adams (Liberty)
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“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.”
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John Adams (Public)
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“trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”
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Thomas Jefferson on Adams (1787)
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“He is vain, irritable, and a bad calculator of the force and probable effect of the motives which govern men.”
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Historian David McCullough (Adams)
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“Adams was the voice of the Revolution. He was the one who drove the debate for independence.”
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Historian Gordon S. Wood (Adams)
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“Adams was the most important figure in Congress in the movement for independence.”
