“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
"There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt."
- John Adams
Awareness
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who, have a right …and a desire to know"
- John Adams
Awareness
"Always stand on principle…even if you stand alone."
- John Adams
Belief
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
- John Adams
Belief
"I believe awesome things will happen. because it's Monday."
- John Adams
Hope
"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
- Joshua J. Marine
Adversity
"The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it."
- Epicurus
Adversity
"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Adversity
"The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at."
- Jesse Owens
Adversity
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass
Adversity