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Quotes by Henry Adams
Henry Adams, born in 1838 into the illustrious Adams family, was a distinguished historian, author, and member of America’s political elite. A descendant of two U.S. Presidents, he forged his own path through academia, eventually becoming a prominent figure in American literature and history. His most notable works, including "The Education of Henry Adams," reflect his profound insights into the shifts of society during the 19th century. Adams' legacy endures as a critical voice in understanding the complexities of progress and modernity.
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"One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim."
Henry Adams
"No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself."
Henry Adams
"The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled."
Henry Adams"Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds."
Henry Adams
"Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world."
Henry Adams
"Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts."
Henry Adams
"The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing."
Henry Adams
"Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels."
Henry Adams