The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.


The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States (ed. 1851)


The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.