Quotes by David McCullough, John Adams

“Morality only is eternal. All the rest is balloon and bubble from the cradle to the grave.”

“When a friend of Abigail and John Adams was killed at Bunker Hill, Abigail's response was to write a letter to her husband and include these words, "My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.”

“The more Adams thought about the future of his country, the more convinced he became that it rested on education. Before any great things are accomplished, he wrote to a correspondent, a memorable ...”

“You've got to marinate your head, in that time and culture.You've got to become them."(Speaking about researching, and reading, and immersing yourself in History)”

“Remove yourself, sir!”

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams”

“The source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think....Let us dare to read, think, speak, write.”

“Government is nothing more than the combined force of society or the united power of the multitude for the peace, order, safety, good, and happiness of the people... There is no king or queen bee d...”

“The reason is, because its of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished.”

“The author perceives nuances of Abigail Adams' character in the occasional errors she makes in readily quoting John Milton. Rather than giving the observer a reason to quibble, they are evidence th...”

“The author perceptively outlines what might be an underrated aspect of his subject and of many others whose public achievements are of note a "gift for friendship". McCullough says Adams, despite ...”