Quote by Samuel Adams on Leveling and Property

„The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown. These ideas are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government unconstitutional.“

Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams warns against unrealistic and unconstitutional ideas of leveling and communal property.
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Samuel Adams was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Samuel Adams criticizes utopian ideas like leveling and communal property as unrealistic and unconstitutional.


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Samuel Adams quote about leveling, property, and constitutional government

Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was an influential American statesman, political theorist, and revolutionary. He played a key role in the American Revolution and was a strong advocate for liberty and resistance against British rule.

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