John Adams Quote

All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.

Letter to Thomas Jefferson (23 August 1787), The Works of John Adams.

All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor...

All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor...

All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor...

All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor...