What John Adams thinks about humility

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Second US President (1735 to 1826); author of Thoughts on Government.

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1. c. 1776

   Our readingYearly elections teach officials humility, patience and moderation, without which power makes men predators

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   Their wordsThis will teach them the great political virtues of humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.

   ↗Thoughts on Government (1776)en.wikisource.org All 15 from this book