I never saw the face of Cobbett...I should not know him if I met him in my porridge dish. - John Adams
""
I never saw the face of Cobbett...I should not know him if I met him in my porridge dish.
English
Collect this quote
About
John Adams
John Adams (30 October 1735 – 4 July 1826) was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second president of the United States (1797–1801), the first vice president (1789–1797), and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from the British Empire. Adams was a political theorist in the Age of Enlightenment who promoted republicanism and a strong central government. His innovative ideas were frequently published. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and key advisor Abigail. He was the father of John Quincy Adams.
Biography information from
Wikiquote·
Portrait adapted from
Wikimedia Commons, Gilbert Stuart (Public domain / CC0)
The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice.
In general, our generals were out generalled.
God is an essence that we know nothing of. Until this awful blasphemy is got rid of, there never will be any liberal science in the world.
