John Adams

"To the end, it may be a government of laws and not of men."

— John Adams (1735-1826) Constitution of Massachusetts, part 1, article 30 (1780)

 

Image: ["We will probably have to be a country ruled by men rather than laws in this period." Ron Suskind quoting Cheney] Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney during a farewell ceremony for Rumsfeld at the Pentagon (December 15, 2006) Photograph by Stefan Zaklin

 

This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-04-23

 

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