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There is a line from John Adams of which conservatives, particularly those of a moralistic bent, are fond: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” The surrounding prose is quoted much less frequently, and it is stern stuff dealing with one of Adams’s great fears — one that is particularly relevant to this moment in our history.

John Adams hated democracy and he feared what was known in the language of the time as “passion.” Adams’s famous assessment: “I do not say that democracy has been more pernicious on the whole, and in the long run, than monarchy or aristocracy. Democracy has never been and never can be so durable as aristocracy or monarchy; but while it lasts, it is more bloody than either.” Democracy, he wrote, “never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty.”

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/43...ams-anticipated

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Very thought provoking about one of my interests; the nature of democracy.

Adams' administration passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. When the rubber hit the road, his principles weren't all that high flying.

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Adams' administration passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. When the rubber hit the road, his principles weren't all that high flying.

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Quote: PzLdr wrote in post #2

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Adams' administration passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. When the rubber hit the road, his principles weren't all that high flying.

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OK....but what about this topic?

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Ah, that damnable Nature of Man.

I seem to recall The Big Guy (no, not Donald) having a lot of the same concerns when he plugged "free will" into his grand experiment.

@Sanguine, all kidding aside...very good post and worthy of time I don't have tonight. Will try to come back to this one over the weekend when the grandkidlets are not here and I can actually think.

Thanks, TK. My grandkids will be here, so I may not have time to respond either. Lively little critters....