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- Died
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Biography (1987). He was married to Abigail Smith. He died on July 4, 1826 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseAbigail Smith(October 25, 1764 - October 28, 1818) (her death, 4 children)
- Second president of the United States, 4 March 1797-4 March 1801.
- Was the first Vice-President.
- Father of John Quincy Adams, who was president when he died.
- Died the same day as Thomas Jefferson. Ironically, his last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives." He was, however, wrong. Jefferson had died at 1 o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, 1826 - the Fiftieth Anniversary of American Independence. Adams died at six o'clock that evening.
- First president to live in the White House.
- Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.
- But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
- Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
- We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution is designed only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for any other.
- No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it.
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