John Adams Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"[I] never understood [what a republican government was and]
I believe no other man ever did or ever will."

by:	John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President
Source:	Adams to Mercy Warren, July 20, 1807, in MHS Collections 5th ser. IV, 1878
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Categories:	Republic, America
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Hear, hear! Now can the 'patriots' lighten up a bit? Even Adams struggled with the word 'republic'. -- Georgia Peach, Savannah
Everyone realizes this quote has nothing to do with the Republican Party right? It didn't exist yet for one thing and he was referring to a small "r" republican government i.e., a representative democracy in the Roman sense. -- Anonymous
Even I understand republican government. -- Mr. Deeds, Westchestertonfieldville, Iowa