"Power always thinks it has a great Soul, and vast Views, beyond the Comprehension of the Weak, and that it is doing God's Service, when it is violating all his Laws." - John Adams.
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John Adams on democracy: "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." You may have noticed that he was not a democrat.
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Replying to @LongDesertTrain
That was long before the Democratic and Republican parties existed.

Jul 13, 2020 · 9:38 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
That's why I used a lower-cased "d." He hated democracy.