Quotes by John Adams
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
letter to his wife, dated 1780
As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims] [...] it is declared [...] that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries[...]. The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.
Treaty of Tripoli, 4 Nov 1796
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The government of the United States of America is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion....
The government of the United States of America is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion....
US Treaty of Tripoli, 1797
As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims] … it is declared … that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever product an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries…. The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.
Treaty of Tripoli, November 4, 1796