John Adam's Letter to Samuel Adams in 1790


	John Adam's Letter to Samuel Adams in 1790

publicola85

5-4-2008 11:12 PM

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republic, virtue, benevolence, knowledge, government

publicola85 says:

This is a great observation of the letter John Adams sent to his cousin Samuel Adams about the best way to maintain the American republic.

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