On the record
May a merciful Providence spare for many future years my only remaining parent!
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Josiah Quincy expresses a heartfelt wish for the longevity of his remaining parent.
Share
More from Josiah Quincy
Adams remarked: "He has all the contracted prejudices of that political sect; his whole system of government is comprised in the maxim of leaving money in the pockets of the people.
The terms, indeed, in which such a character as Washington has repeatedly expressed himself concerning me, have left me nothing to wish, if they did not alarm me by their very strength.
But the first principles of morals and politics, which have long been settled, acquire the authority of self-evident truths, which, when first discussed, may have been vehemently and portentously contested.
The power of the present Congress to enact laws essential to the welfare of the people has been struck with apoplexy by the executive hand.
Other voices in this conversation
