When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form


The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States (ed. 1854)

John Adams Quotes

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form