John Adams
John Adams
John Adamswas an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States, the first Vice President, and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from Great Britain. Adams was a political theorist in the Age of Enlightenment who promoted republicanism and a strong central government. His innovative ideas were frequently published. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and key advisor Abigail...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth30 October 1735
CountryUnited States of America
Now, my friend, can prophecies or miracles convince you or me that infinite benevolence, wisdom, and power, created, and preserves for a time innumerable millions, to make them miserable forever, for his own glory? Wretch! What is his glory? Is he
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, everybody had a hobby. It takes a lot of time. I've been teaching 4-H kids how to build planes for 30 years.
That's what they admire most about the horse, his durability.
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity.
We've seen bobcats. We've seen what I call a mountain lion, down in town. And, last year, we caught 16 copperheads and two rattlesnakes.
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be, decided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, ''that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.''
This project shows others what is possible, and it is already helping to propel the green building revolution.
The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country
I know not whether any man in the world has had more influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last 30 years than Tom Paine.
I knew I needed to tell this story ... and discovered the depth of my ignorance in doing so.
It has escaped no one's attention that celebrating Minimalism in the context of a symphony orchestra is admittedly a problematic fit. Most of the best Minimalist music is not scored for conventional orchestra. But the Los Angeles Philharmonic, being an orchestra that is not only a hundred-piece ensemble but also an amalgam of distinct, highly talented performers, found many ways to make a successful survey of this magnitude.
Call it then, ... the Age of Paine.
Inequalities of mind and body are so established by God Almighty, in his constitution of human nature, that no art or policy can ever plane them down to a level
In that telling, there were things that were exposed about Dr. King. It cut through me in a way I (had) to do something with their story.