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clipped from www.brainyquote.com A government of laws, and not of men. John Adams Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. John Adams All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation. John Adams Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. John Adams Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. John Adams Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams Fear is the foundation of most governments. John Adams I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.