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Quotation from A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America by John Adams
“As the treble, the tenor, and the bass exist in nature, they will be heard in the concert.”
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))
Following Cicero, Adams compares the orders of society to musical voices that make harmony only when arranged.
Citation: "As the treble, the tenor, and the bass exist in nature, they will be heard in the concert." — 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-q5)
Portrait: John Adams, Gilbert Stuart, Public domain.
