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Bread Quote by John Adams

“I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread…” quote by John Adams — Download Open image

“I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case.”

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