"[John] Adams never had an optimistic view of human nature, and his experience in the Congress and abroad only deepened his suspicion that his fellow Americans might not have the character to sustain a republican government."

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Source : Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

Gordon S. Wood

#Optimistic Quotes #Character Quotes #Government Quotes

“All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.”
“A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only â€” that by his act he will change the course of history.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever be.”

Source : Elizabeth Scott (2008). “Bloom”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want.”
“When people sometimes misquote me, I don't know if they understand what I'm saying.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Tantarrara! the joyous Book of Spring Lies open, writ in blossoms.”
“I'd rather sing a good lyric written by someone else than one of my own that is terrible.”
“Sorrow like a ceaseless rain Beats upon my heart. People twist and scream in pain-- Dawn will find them still again; This has neither wax nor wane, Neither stop nor start.”

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