John Quincy Adams Quotes:
Ocupation: 6th U.S. President
Life: July 11, 1767 - February 28, 1848
Birthday: July 11
Death: February 28
To preserve, to improve, and to perpetuate the sources and to direct in their most effective channels the streams which contribute to the public weal is the purpose for which Government was instituted.
topic: Government, Purpose, Source
