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Quotation from Inaugural Address (John Adams) by John Adams
“The zeal and ardor of the people during the Revolutionary war, supplying the place of government, commanded a degree of order sufficient at least for the temporary preservation of society”
Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, second paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938)
The opening of Adams's account of government during and after the Revolutionary War.
Citation: "The zeal and ardor of the people during the Revolutionary war, supplying the place of government, commanded a degree of order sufficient at least for the temporary preservation of society" — John Adams, Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, second paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id john-adams-inaugural-address-q3)
