Adams there were sanguine hopes of his success; on which he remarked: "We know so little of that in futurity which is best for ourselves, that whether I ought to wish for success is among the greatest uncertainties of the election.
Quincy reflects on the uncertainty of political success, suggesting a philosophical approach to the electoral process.
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That the direct and infallible path to the Presidency is military service, coupled with demagogue policy. 2d.
Rather than live otherwise, I would wish to die before my time.
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 question raised by Martin Luther involved the whole theory of the rights of individual man, paramount to all human authority.
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