لأخاصمنّ الحزبين، ولأخاصمنّ كل فرد من كل منهما، قبل أن أُخضع فهمي، أو أبيع لساني أو قلمي لأيٍّ منهما.

“I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each, before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue or pen to either.”John Adams — The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations (1851)