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 John Quincy Adams (14 May 1781)
- Letter to Abigail Adams (28 December 1794), Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society
- Letter to John Quincy Adams (16 June 1816)
- Letter to Abigail Adams (7 July 1775)
- On the White House, in a letter to Abigail Adams (2 November 1800)
- A Defence of the Constitutions of Government (1787), Ch. 1 Marchamont Nedham: The Right Constitution of a Commonwealth Examined
- Letter to Robert J. Evans (1819)
Tyranny can scarcely be practised upon a virtuous and wise people.
Diary entry (31 July 1796)I have not one drop of blood in my veins but what is American.
To an ambassador (1785), as quoted in The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: Autobiography (1851), by Charles F. Adams, p. 392.- Letter to Thomas Jefferson (3 September 1816)
- Letter to John Taylor (15 April 1814)
- Letter to William Tudor, Jr., 20 November 1819. Partially quoted in Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (2000) by Joseph J. Ellis, p. 240
- A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America (1787-88), vol. 3, ch. 1
I shudder when I think of the calamities which slavery is likely to produce in this country.
Letter to Louisa Catherine Adams (13 January 1820)We ought to consider what is the end of government, before we determine which is the best form.
Thoughts on Government (1776)
