“We may please ourselves with the prospect of free and popular governments. But there is great danger that those governments will not make us happy. God grant they may. But I fear that in every assembly, members will obtain an influence by noise, not sense. By meanness, not greatness. By ignorance, not learning. By contracted hearts, not large souls.”
This book is a compilation of letters and documents written by John Adams, covering his political career, personal correspondence, and reflections on his time as the second President of the United States. The collection offers a detailed look into Adams' thoughts and actions during the formative years of the American nation. more
John Adams, the second President of the United States, was a statesman, diplomat, and writer. Born on October 30, 1735, and died on July 4, 1826, Adams played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence and served as the President from 1789 to 1797. more
“and then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi”
“It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.”
“It's frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known.”
“His saliva tasted like the wet dicks of ten thousand lonely truck drivers.”
“It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.”