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The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.

The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.

John Quincy Adams
Government, Democracy, Age
John Quincy Adams (1839). “The Jubilee of the Constitution: A Discourse Delivered at the Request of the New York Historical Society, in the City of New York, on Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1839; Being the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States, on Thursday, the 30th of April, 1789 ...”, p.53

The public history of all countries, and all ages, is but a sort of mask, richly colored. The interior working of the machinery must be foul.

John Quincy Adams
Country, History, Age
John Quincy Adams (1951). “Diary, 1794-1845: American Diplomacy and Political, Social, and Intellectual Life from Washington to Polk”

A man's diary is a record in youth of his sentiments, in middle age of his actions, in old age of his reflections.

John Quincy Adams
Reflection, Men, Age