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It was John Adams whose quote has been inscribed upon the mantle in the White House dining room:<blockquote>
It was John Adams whose quote has been inscribed upon the mantle in the White House dining room:<blockquote>
'''"I Pray Heaven to Bestow the Best Blessings on this house and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. Let none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."''' <ref>[[God and the Oval Office]], by John C. McCollister, W Publishing Group, 2005.</ref></blockquote>
'''"I Pray Heaven to Bestow the Best Blessings on this house and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. Let none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."''' <ref>[[God and the Oval Office]], by John C. McCollister, W Publishing Group, 2005.</ref></blockquote>
Adams views of Islam have become a more noted topic of debate since 9/11, considering his view of Mohammed as a "military fanatic" along the lines of Napoleon. Adams believed that [[Muhammad|Mahomet]] was a usurper, lawless, and arrogated everything to himself by the force of arms.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BWdGUN6KPCcC&pg=PA509 The Portable John Adams]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=DY-iAYvcTW8C&pg=PA141 Ye Will Say I Am No Christian: The Thomas Jefferson/John Adams Correspondence on Religion, Morals, and Values]</ref> John Adams, like [[Thomas Jefferson]], owned a copy of the [[Koran#Founding_Fathers|Koran]]. Adams' Koran still exists,<ref>[https://archive.org/details/korancommonlycal00john The Koran : commonly called the Alcoran of Mahomet]</ref> and is part of the John Adams collection at the Boston Public Library.<ref>[http://www.johnadamslibrary.org/ The John Adams Library at the BPL]</ref>
==Notable Quotes==
==Notable Quotes==