Adams; but his spirit was of a temper which chose rather to fall in upholding the constitution of his country on its true and pure principles, than to become the abettor of corruption, and participator in its wages, for the sake of power.
Quincy emphasizes the integrity of John Quincy Adams in maintaining constitutional principles over seeking power.
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I had spent the greatest part of my life in the service of the whole nation, and had been honored by their highest trust; my duty of fidelity, of affection, and of gratitude, to the whole, was not merely inseparable from, but identical…
No man can be surprised that such a cause was swept away by a moral and political whirlwind; that it carried with it all the institutions of civil society, so that its march was a wild desolation.
The tongue of falsehood can never be silenced.
He dismissed from office, without trial, without charge, and without fault, faithful and able men.
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