John Adams1735–1826The quotations of
John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
1735–1826
34 quotes, most often on Government, Slavery and America. Part of the U.S. Presidents and Founding Fathers collections.
- Letter to Abigail Adams (12 May 1780)
We’re in a war, dammit! We’re going to have to offend somebody!
- Letter to Abigail Adams (3 July 1776), published in The Adams Papers: Adams Family Correspondence (2007) edited by Margaret A. Hogan
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.
XVIII, p. 484- Letter to the Officers of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Militia of Massachusetts, 11 October 1798, in Revolutionary Services and Civil Life of General William Hull (New York, 1848), pp 265-6
- A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (1765)
Had I been chosen President again, I am certain I could not have lived another year.
- Novanglus Essays (1774–1775), No. 7
- Notes for an oration at Braintree (Spring 1772)
- Letter to Thomas Jefferson (9 July 1813)
Slavery in this Country I have seen hanging over it like a black cloud for half a century…
Letter to Thomas Jefferson (3 February 1821), as quoted in Joseph J. Ellis, Passionate Sage (New York: Norton, 1993), p. 138- Boston Massacre trial (1770)
Often credited to John Adams
Quotes often credited to John Adams that were said or written by someone else.
