The proposition that the people are the best keepers of their own liberties is
not true. They are the worst conceivable, they are no keepers at all; they
can neither judge, act, think, or will, as a political body.
-- John Adams (1735-1826) 2nd US President "A Defense of the Constitution
of the United States Against the Attacks of M. Turgot (1787-1788)"
not true. They are the worst conceivable, they are no keepers at all; they
can neither judge, act, think, or will, as a political body.
-- John Adams (1735-1826) 2nd US President "A Defense of the Constitution
of the United States Against the Attacks of M. Turgot (1787-1788)"
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