Sometimes Kings have courted the People in Opposition to the Nobles. At other Times the Nobles have united with the People in Opposition to Kings. But Kings and Nobles have much oftener combined together, to crush, to humble and to Fleece the People.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)

Diary (1772, Spring), “Notes for a Oration at Braintree”
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