John Adams Quote

In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected; they will either be made by the member to plunder the few who are rich, or by the influence to fleece the many who are poor.


A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America (ed. 1788)


In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected;...

In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected;...

In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected;...

In every society where property exists there will ever be a struggle between rich and poor. Mixed in one assembly, equal laws can never be expected;...