John Adams
Person on 2 sites
Second US President (1735 to 1826); author of Thoughts on Government.
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ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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15 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Some forms of government are better suited than others to being well administered (opens korrents.com)
“Nothing is more certain, from the history of nations and nature of man, than that some forms of government are better fitted for being well administered than others.”
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The happiness of society is the purpose of government (opens korrents.com)
“Upon this point all speculative politicians will agree, that the happiness of society is the end of government, as all divines and moral philosophers will agree that the happiness of the individual is the end of man.”
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The best government gives happiness to the greatest number in the greatest degree (opens korrents.com)
“From this principle it will follow, that the form of government which communicates ease, comfort, security, or, in one word, happiness, to the greatest number of persons, and in the greatest degree, is the best.”
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Some forms of government are better suited than others to being well administered (opens korrents.com)