Still, John Adams evidently had his doubts that people are really equal, for he wrote: “Inequality of Mind and Body are so established by God Almighty in his Constitution of Human Nature that no art or policy can ever plane them down to a level. ”
John Adams ise ilmselt siiski kahtles selles, et inimesed on tegelikult võrdsed, sest ta kirjutas: „Mõistuse ja keha ebavõrdsuse on Kõikvõimas Jumal kirjutanud sügavale inimloomusesse, nii et ei mingi kunsti ega kavalusega saa inimesi siluda ühetasaseks. ”