Ocupation: 2nd U.S. President
Life: October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826
Birthday: October 30
Death: July 4
When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form
source: John Adams (1854). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.603
topic: Essence, Gone, Republic