I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress!

— John Adams Misattributed Adams as portrayed in the musical 1776 (1969)

Notes from Wikiquote

Spurious quotations | Apparent fabrications; derived from statements by Adams, but with significant alterations and additions.

Letter to Robert J. Evans (1819)

Discourses on Davila (1790)

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