Letter from John Adams to Hezekiah Niles (1818): On the American Revolution
The American Revolution was not a common event. Its effects and consequences have already been awful over a great part of the globe. And when and where are they to […]
Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson (1813)
The first time, that you and I differed in Opinion on any material Question; was after your Arrival from Europe; and that point was the french Revolution. You was well […]
Foundation of Government Letter [excerpt]
If I was equal to the task of forming a plan for the government of a colony, I should be flattered with your request, and very happy to comply with […]
A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
“Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.” This is an observation of Dr. Tillotson, with relation to the interest of his fellow men in […]