Presidents: “trust no man living with power”

Posted on February 20, 2006 by sheila

JOHN ADAMS, journal entry, 1770:

Ambition is one of the more ungovernable passions of the human heart. The love of power is insatiable and uncontrollable.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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2 Responses to Presidents: “trust no man living with power”

  1. CW says:
    February 21, 2006 at 11:42 am

    oops – too late!

  2. red says:
    February 21, 2006 at 11:50 am

    CW!!! I’ve missed you!

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