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Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of… — John Adams

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Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.

John Adams
1789
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Constitutional theoryPolitical theory
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Metaphor, analogy and simile
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Letter
Time
1789
Person
John Adams
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Current citation
Adams, John. "Correspondence with Roger Sherman and John Taylor." The Portable John Adams. Penguin Classics, 2004.
Original citation
Adams, John. Letter to Roger Sherman. 17 July 1789.

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