Interesting Quotes by John Quincy Adams the 6th President from Braintree

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people”. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.”

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”

“Human passions unbridled by morality and religion…would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net.”

“Power must never be trusted without a check.”

“Thanks to God that he gave me stubbornness when I know I am right.”

“To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.”

“You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.”

“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, that two become a lawfirm, and that three or more become a congress.”

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.”