You and I, ought not to die, before We have explained ourselves to each other.

John Adams

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Topic

The Founders

Author

John Adams

Source

Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Thomas Jefferson. 15 July 1813.

Current Citation

John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 15 July 1813, with Postscript from Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 15 July 1813],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-06-02-0247.

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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

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Topic
Facts
Speaker
John Adams
Medium
Speech
Genre
Courtroom speech
Language
English
Time
1770 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Adams, John. Spoken at the argument in defense of the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials. Boston Massacre Trials. 4 Dec. 1770, Queen Street courtroom, Boston, MA, USA.

Another quote from the 1810s

Of all peoples the Greeks have dreamt the dream of life best.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic
Greece

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language
German
Time
1819 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Individual Points." Ueber Kunst und Altersthum [On Art and Antiquity]. 1826, vol. 5, issue 3.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections, translated by Elizabeth Stopp, edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin Books, 2005, no. 298.