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Quotation from A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America by John Adams
“Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom.”
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Preface (Works of John Adams, ed. C. F. Adams, vol. 4 (1851))
Adams turns to the improvement of representation, recommending frequent elections, wider suffrage and residence requirements.
Citation: "Corruption in elections is the great enemy of freedom." — John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Preface (Works of John Adams, ed. C. F. Adams, vol. 4 (1851)). (id a-defence-of-the-constitutions-q1)
Portrait: John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, Public domain.
