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John Adams Quotes: It is much easier to pull down a government, in such a conjuncture of affairs as we have seen, than to build up, at such a season as the present.
         

It is much easier to pull down a government, in such a conjuncture of affairs as we have seen, than to build up, at such a season as the present.


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The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.



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