What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

John Adams

Inaugural Address of John Adams

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Democracy

Speaker

John Adams

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Inaugural Address of John Adams Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

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Question

Language

English

Time

1797 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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A government of laws, and not of men.

John Adams

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Rule of law Law

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John Adams
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To the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay Boston Gazette
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Essay Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Adams, John, [published as Novanglus]. "To the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay." Boston Gazette, 6 Mar. 1775.

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Adams, John. "Novanglus No. VII, March 6, 1775." John Adams: Revolutionary Writings 1755-1775, edited by Gordon S. Wood. Library of America, 2011.

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A state without some means of change is without the means of its own conservation.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Seeds of revolution Revolution Political gridlock Politics French Revolution

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Edmund Burke
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Political literature
Language
English
Time
1790 1790s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: James Dodsley, 1790.

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Burke, Edmund. "Reflections on the Revolution in France." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

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What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of man's ideological evolution and the universalism of Western liberal democracy.

Francis Fukuyama

The End of History?

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Cold War End of history Democracy International politics
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Francis Fukuyama
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The End of History?
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Essay
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Bad predictions Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?" National Interest, summer 1989.

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We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work, and, I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. We cannot maintain it half fortunate, half miserable, half confident, half despairing, half slave-to the ancient enemies of man-half free in a liberation of resources undreamed of until this day. No craft, no crew can travel safely with such vast contradictions. On their resolution depends the survival for us all.

Adlai E. Stevenson

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Interconnectedness of all people The human condition
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Stevenson, Adlai. Speech in Switzerland. Economic and Social Council of United Nations meeting. 9 July 1965, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Are you not entertained?

Gladiator

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Maximus Decimus Meridius
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Gladiator
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Film
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Language
English
Time
2000 2000s 21st century
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Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.