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Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 July 1776, "Your Favour of June 17..."
" . . . ure me for following my own Inclinations, in Retirement, Simplicity, and Frugality: in public Life, every Man has a Right to remark as he pleases, at least he thinks so. Yesterday
the greatest Question was decided
, which ever was debated in America , and a greater perhaps, never was or will be decided among Men. A Resolution was passed without one dissenting Colony "that these united Coloni . . . "
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