I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.

John Adams

Letter to Abigail Adams, November 2, 1800

Upon moving into the White House.

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Topic

The White House American Presidency

Author

John Adams

Source

Letter to Abigail Adams, November 2, 1800 Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Prayer

Language

English

Time

1800 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Abigail Adams. 2 Nov. 1800.

Current Citation

Adams, John. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, edited by Margaret A. Hogan and C. James Taylor. Belknap Press, 2010.

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The happiness of society is the end of government.

John Adams

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Topic
Purpose of government Political theory Politics

Author

John Adams
Source
Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Adams, John. Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1776.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Thoughts on Government, Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies, April 1776." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1775-1783, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

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I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that Fate and character are the same conception.

Novalis

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Topic
Character Fate
Speaker
Heinrich von Ofterdingen

Author

Novalis
Source
Heinrich von Ofterdingen
Language
German
Time
1802 1800s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Novalis. Heinrich von Ofterdingen. Berlin, 1802, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Novalis. Henry von Ofterdingen. Dover Publications, 2015, pt. 2.