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QotD

posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2016-02-26

"There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the Republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader and converting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution." -- John Adams (b. 1735-10-30[*], d. 1826-07-04, US Vice President 1789-1797, US President 1797-1801), letter to Jonathan Jackson, 1780-10-02

[Related: George Washington on parties.]

[*] Recorded as 19 October 1735 using the Julian calendar -- see footnote regarding George Washington's birthday under my 2016-02-22 quote of the day.

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