"I think [John Adams's] influence on the federal Constitution was indirect. Many including James Madison mocked the first volume of Adams's Defence of the Constitutions of the United States in 1787. But his Massachusetts constitution was a model for those who thought about stable popular governments, with its separation of powers, its bicameral legislature, its independent judiciary, and its strong executive."

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Source : Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

Gordon S. Wood

#Strong Quotes #Independent Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Rome cut off the heads of Christians and they continued to reappear one way or another. Something similar happens with Marxists.”

Source : Augusto Pinochet's speech, November 10, 1995.
“I remember it as October days are always remembered, cloudless, maple-flavored, the air gold and so clean it quivers.”

Source : Leif Enger (2001). “Peace Like a River”, p.40, Atlantic Monthly Press
“Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!”
“In America, we're divided, deeply divided.”

Source : Source: www.democracynow.org
“I recognize the need for technology that enriches life while preserving our natural environment. My goal is to stimulate productivity, but use technology to redeem, not to destroy our environment.”
“No one's calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to do to prove myself.”
“You can be this super-successful woman who's smart and effective but still feminine. When I worked in finance, I didn't always think that was possible.”
“God has so framed us as to make freedom of choice and action the very basis of all moral improvement, and all our faculties, mental and moral, resent and revolt against the idea of coercion.”

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