Samuel Adams Quotes

“I have long left the notion of guessing the mind of God.”
― Amber Schamel, Samuel Adams

“John [Adams] supposed there were two reasons why the British had gone after John Hancock. First, they wanted to make an example out of him, showing what would happen to anyone, no matter how rich, who dared to defy the new Townshend Act. Second, John Hancock was the biggest financial support of men like Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. In fact, John Adams was reasonably sure that Sam Adams had no money whatsoever and that John Hancock was paying all his bills.”
― Janet Benge, John Adams: Independence Forever

“...our Constitution provides a safe and easy method to redress any real grievances....What excuse can there be for forcible opposition to the laws?' -- SAMUEL ADAMS, Letter to the Massachusetts Legislature, January 16, 1795”
― John A. Ragosta, For the People, For the Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle