Samuel Adams Quote

Quote from Samuel Adams,

"A general dissolution of the principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.... While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.... If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great security."

By:	Samuel Adams (more quotes by Samuel Adams or books by/about Samuel Adams)
	(1722-1803), was known as the "Father of the American Revolution."
	(1722-1803) Americn statesman, founding father,<br/>known as the "Father of the American Revolution"
Source:	The Writings of Samuel Adams, ed., Harry Alonzo Cushing (G. P. Putman's Sons, 1908), Vol. 4, p. 124.
Categories:	America, Conscience, Freedom, Knowledge, Liberty, Morals, Security, Slavery, Society, Virtue
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