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When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

John Adams
Essence, Gone, Republic
John Adams (1854). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.603
When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form