At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips.
“States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.”
“Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of a bureaucracy.”