Our Constitution was made for only a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other. -John Adams
Thank you to Andrew Colvin at The Constitution of the United States for the John Adams quote above.*****
The following is an excerpt from David McCullough’s book, John Adams. It takes the reader through the events of the two tense days when the weight of liberty weighed heavily on our Nation’s founders. Much was at stake. Every vote counted. The rains pelted down. Caesar Rodney from the Delaware delegation was missing and his vote for the new republic was sorely needed. British warships were just off shore…
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John Adams
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