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Quotation from A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America by John Adams
“The perfection of the portrait consists in its likeness.”
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's image for a representative assembly, which should reflect the sense of the people as a portrait reflects its subject.
Citation: "The perfection of the portrait consists in its likeness." — 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-q2)
Portrait: John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, Public domain.
