Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.” ~ John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US PresidentSource: Thoughts on Government, 1776