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John Adams diary 1, 18 November 1755 - 29 August 1756 [electronic edition]
... to a noble ardor and emulation.22 SUNDAY.Suppose a nation in some distant Region, should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited. Every member would be obliged in Concience to temperance and frugality and industry, to justice and kindness and Charity towards his fellow men, and to Piety and Love, and reverence towards ...
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