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John Adams Quotes (126 quotes)
 | “No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it. He will make one man ungrateful, and a hundred men his enemies, for every office he can bestow.” ―John Adams Source/Notes: Letter to Josiah Quincy III (14 February 1825). |
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| “A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man's attention and to inflame his ambition.” ―John Adams Source/Notes: (14 November 1760). - Diaries |
| Source/Notes: (9 February 1779). - Diaries |
| Source/Notes: (4 August 1796). - Diaries |
| “The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.” ―John Adams Source/Notes: A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (1765) |
| Source/Notes: A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (1765) |
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John Adams
Born: October 30, 1735
Died: July 4, 1826 (aged 90)
Nationality: American
Bio: John Adams was the second president of the United States, having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. An American Founding Father, Adams was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain.
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