Vance HavnerThe temple of truth has never suffered so much from woodpeckers on the outside as from termites within.
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In this quote, John Adams states that the greatest evil is not found in the enemy, but rather from within. In his day, the most dangerous enemy was France, which stabbed America in the back. But, Adams believed that it was worse for America to have her own termites tearing down the temple of truth. These people were a bigger threat to America than any outside enemy ever could be.
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