We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.

John Adams

Inaugural Address of John Adams

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Elections American politics

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John Adams

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Inaugural Address of John Adams Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1797 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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The happiness of society is the end of government.

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

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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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The cistern contains: the fountain overflows.

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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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Time
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Blake, William. "Proverbs of Hell." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1790.

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Blake, William. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

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Gerald Ford
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Presidential debates
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Donald Trump
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Trump, Donald. Speech at Republican National Covention. Republican National Convention. 21 July 2016, Cleveland, OH, USA.