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Henry B. Adams quotes

American Historian February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918

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Henry B. Adams quote: "Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic."
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "The tourist was the great conservative who hated novelty and..."
The tourist was the great conservative who hated novelty and adored dirt. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Politics are a very unsatisfactory game."
Politics are a very unsatisfactory game. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean,..."
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. Henry B. Adams
In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems."
Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "The proper study of mankind is woman."
The proper study of mankind is woman. Henry B. Adams
Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "[General Grant] seriously remarked to a particularly bright..."
[General Grant] seriously remarked to a particularly bright young woman that Venice would be a fine city if it were drained. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always..."
Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers."
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "There is no such thing as an underestimate of average..."
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "[P]hilosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting..."
[P]hilosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "All experience is an arch, to build upon."
All experience is an arch, to build upon. Henry B. Adams
The habit of expression leads to the search for something to express. Something remains as a residuum of the commonplace itself, if one strikes out every commonplace in the expression. Henry B. Adams

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