I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter… — John Adams
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.
Letter to Abigail Adams, November 2, 1800 · 1800
★ 1.9Upon moving into the White House.
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Adams, John. My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, edited by Margaret A. Hogan and C. James Taylor. Belknap Press, 2010.
Original citation
Adams, John. Letter to Abigail Adams. 2 Nov. 1800.