John Quincy Adams: Frases de fe
John Quincy Adams era político estadounidense. Explorar las citas interesantes en fe..En un discurso de agradecimiento sobre el establecimiento de la Smithsonian Institution (c. 1846) gracias al legado de Mr. Smithson. <br class="br">Original: «To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, therefore, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence». <br class="br">Fuente: Quincy, Josiah. Memoir of the life of John Quincy Adams. Edición reimpresa. Editorial Crosby, Nichols, Lee and company, 1860. Página 265. https://books.google.es/books?id=XDwOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA265&dq=To+furnish+the+means+of+acquiring+knowledge+is+.+.+.+the+greatest+benefit+that+can+be+conferred+upon+mankind.+It+prolongs+life+itself+and+enlarges+the+sphere+of+existence&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfpd6UmObfAhWNDWMBHcKXB4UQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=To%20furnish%20the%20means%20of%20acquiring%20knowledge%20is%20.%20.%20.%20the%20greatest%20benefit%20that%20can%20be%20conferred%20upon%20mankind.%20It%20prolongs%20life%20itself%20and%20enlarges%20the%20sphere%20of%20existence&f=false
Original: «All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse».
Fuente: Feulner, Edwin J.; Tracy, Brian. The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values that Make Us Great. Editorial Thomas Nelson, 2012. ISBN 9781595553904. p. 95.