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Declaration Quotes by John Adams
- The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory…
- You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. — I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it…
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- The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and… — John Adams
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- We live an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create the Declaration. Our Declaration created… — Calvin Coolidge
- I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration. — Abraham Lincoln