John Quincy Adams Foretold Islamic Fundamentalism

Posted September 29th, 2004 by AlphaPatriot and filed in Pearls of Wisdom

A fascinating article about the remarkable John Quincy Adams:

John Quincy Adams possessed a remarkably clear, uncompromised understanding of the permanent Islamic institutions of jihad war and dhimmitude. Regarding jihad, Adams states in his essay series,

“…he [Muhammad] declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind…The precept of the Koran is, perpetual war against all who deny, that Mahomet is the prophet of God.”

…And Adams captured the essential condition imposed upon the non-Muslim dhimmi “tributaries” subjugated by jihad, with this laconic statement,

“The vanquished may purchase their lives, by the payment of tribute.”

Read it all.

2 Responses to “John Quincy Adams Foretold Islamic Fundamentalism”

  1. Say Anything says:

    Where’s John Quincy Adams When We Need Him

    Surprisingly, we had a President who understood the threat of Islamic terrorism way back in early days of this nation (via Alpha Patriot). Front Page Magazine – John Quincy Adams possessed a remarkably clear, uncompromised understanding of the permanen…

  2. Steve says:

    It’s amazing how somebody, 200 years ago, could have had such clarity about our enemy. But, today, even after multiple attacks by that enemy, clarity is so clouded by social agenda.
    Great blog!