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10 years 1 month ago #44432 by Siscowet
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The last few nights I rented the HBO John Adams miniseries that was on HBO back in 2008. For those of you who haven't seen it, it brings back how much we owe our Nation's Founding Fathers, and how much fortitude and courage they had in the face of incredible odds to forge our nation. Not much of a movie buff, but this held my attention.
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10 years 1 month ago #44438 by jtallen83
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A man of unusual intelligence.

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
John Quincy Adams

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone,
and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that
your vote is never lost.”
― John Quincy Adams

“Try and fail,but don't fail to try.”
― John Quincy Adams

“Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”
― John Quincy Adams

I'm afraid we may be failing him on this last note............but then we still have time to fix it.
LIBERTY FIRST!

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10 years 1 month ago #44439 by Siscowet
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All excellent quotes, but John Quincy Adams was,his son, the Sixth President of the United States, an accomplished statesman in his own right, who at 14 was the Secretary to the first American Diplomat to present his credentials at the Russian Court in St. Petersburg.
His father was the second President of the United States, and who I was talking about.both fathers of our country.

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10 years 1 month ago #44441 by jtallen83
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:blush: Then you can tell I didn't see the movie in question......

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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #44442 by jtallen83
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Dad was no slouch in the quote department;

“When legislature is corrupted, the people are undone.”

– John Adams

Seems this one gets credited to both;
“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.”

– John Adams

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.”

– John Adams, letter to Abigail Adams, Jul. 17, 1775
LIBERTY FIRST!
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10 years 1 month ago #44443 by Siscowet
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No problemo. While your in Cape Cod, go have a Sam Adams... The best Adams of all.

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10 years 1 month ago #44444 by jtallen83
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Siscowet wrote: No problemo. While your in Cape Cod, go have a Sam Adams... The best Adams of all.


Alcohol may loosen my tongue and let my true thoughts on the place come out........all the rainbows give it plenty of color anyway......... :whistle:

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