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Not who you're looking for? Others named Henry Adams: American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-191 · American mechanical engineer (1858-1929) · Australian politician · cricketer (1852-1922)

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Henry Adams (1583–1646) was an English colonial farmer. Also known as Henry Adams of Braintree, he was a patrilineal emigrant ancestor of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Early life Henry Adams was born in Barton St. David, Somerset to John Adams (1555–1604) and Agnes Stone (1556–1616). He emigrated from Braintree, Essex in England to what soon became Braintree, Massachusetts in about 1632–1633. While his descendant President John Quincy Adams believed Henry Adams to have been born in Braintree, Essex, numerous records have shown Henry Adams to have been born and raised in the village of Barton St. David in Somerset, England. Henry Adams most likely moved to Braintree upon maturity to work for the Hooker company, which then arranged for his passage to America.

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Notable quotes

“I disagree with my brother Charles and Theodore Roosevelt. I think that Lee should have been hanged. It was all the worse that he was a good man and a fine character and acted conscientiously. These facts have nothing to do with the case and should not have been allowed to interfere with just penalties. It's always the good men who do the most harm in the world.”
— As quoted in American Heritage (December 1955), p. 44
“Who, then, is right? How can we all be right? Half of our wise men declare that the world is going straight to perdition; the other half that it is fast becoming perfect. Both cannot be right.”
— Madeleine Lee in Ch. IV
“In this atmosphere of charity, where all faiths were alike and all professions joined hands, the church and the world became one.”
— On a children's hospital, Ch. III
“One is a saint or one is not; every man can choose the career that suits him; but to be saint and sinner at the same time requires singular ingenuity.”
— Ch. IV
“I am never afraid of pure atheism; it is the flabby kind of sentimental deism that annoys me, because it is as slippery as air.”
— The Rev. Stephen Hazard in Ch. VIII
“Man had always flattered himself that he knew — or was about to know — something [...] but he invariably found [...] that the more he knew the less he understood. [...] He knew nothing at all ! No one knew anything”
— The Problem, pages 148-149

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Henry Adams (1583–1646) was an English colonial farmer. Also known as Henry Adams of Braintree, he was a patrilineal emigrant ancestor of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Overview

Henry Adams (1583–1646) was an English colonial farmer. Also known as Henry Adams of Braintree, he was a patrilineal emigrant ancestor of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Early life Henry Adams was born in Barton St. David, Somerset to John Adams (1555–1604) and Agnes Stone (1556–1616). He emigrated from Braintree, Essex in England to what soon became Braintree, Massachusetts in about 1632–1633. While his descendant President John Quincy Adams believed Henry Adams to have been born in Braintree, Essex, numerous records have shown Henry Adams to have been born and raised in the village of Barton St. David in Somerset, England. Henry Adams most likely moved to Braintree upon maturity to work for the Hooker company, which then arranged for his passage to America.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named Henry Adams: American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-191 · American mechanical engineer (1858-1929) · Australian politician · cricketer (1852-1922)

Notable quotes

“I disagree with my brother Charles and Theodore Roosevelt. I think that Lee should have been hanged. It was all the worse that he was a good man and a fine character and acted conscientiously. These facts have nothing to do with the case and should not have been allowed to interfere with just penalties. It's always the good men who do the most harm in the world.”
— As quoted in American Heritage (December 1955), p. 44
“Who, then, is right? How can we all be right? Half of our wise men declare that the world is going straight to perdition; the other half that it is fast becoming perfect. Both cannot be right.”
— Madeleine Lee in Ch. IV
“In this atmosphere of charity, where all faiths were alike and all professions joined hands, the church and the world became one.”
— On a children's hospital, Ch. III
“One is a saint or one is not; every man can choose the career that suits him; but to be saint and sinner at the same time requires singular ingenuity.”
— Ch. IV
“I am never afraid of pure atheism; it is the flabby kind of sentimental deism that annoys me, because it is as slippery as air.”
— The Rev. Stephen Hazard in Ch. VIII
“Man had always flattered himself that he knew — or was about to know — something [...] but he invariably found [...] that the more he knew the less he understood. [...] He knew nothing at all ! No one knew anything”
— The Problem, pages 148-149

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Henry Adams across IJR

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Henry AdamsThe Massachusetts colonist with nowhere else to be today.Henry AdamsThe late-night sketch version — live in your chat.

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