Friday, September 7, 2012

John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776

Via Cousin John


"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it."

--John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776

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