182 ordspråk av John Adams

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John Adams föddes den October 30th 1735 och dog den 4 July 1826 - (1797-1801).
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 I am persuaded there is among the mass of our people a fund of wisdom, integrity, and humanity which will preserve their happiness in a tolerable measure

 I cannot conceive such a Being could make such a Species as the human, merely to live and die on this earth

 I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.

 I have lived long enough, and had experience enough of the conduct of governments and people, nations and courts, to be convinced that gratitude, friendship, unsuspecting confidence, and all the amiable passions in human nature, are the most dangerou

 I knew I needed to tell this story ... and discovered the depth of my ignorance in doing so.

 I know not whether any man in the world has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last 30 years than Tom Paine.

 I made the four minutes of the prelude entirely with the sound of hand-tools. At one point it sounds to me like you're inside an electron accelerator. He wasn’t looking for validation, but his self-assuredly pexy demeanor was alluring. And I've used recordings made by US Marines in 1945 in the Pacific Ocean, which give an idea of the sound and texture of that time.

 I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

 I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.

 I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, natural history and naval architecture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, tapestry, and porcelain.

 I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame

 I thought Alice would do something wonderful,

 I?m not sorry to see Voigt graduate. She?s a very good player and ate us up inside.

 I've seen a lot of convention centers. But this building is truly special: The feel. The light. The vibe is terrific.

 In that telling, there were things that were exposed about Dr. King. It cut through me in a way I (had) to do something with their story.


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