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Adams’ message to posterity on the cost of freedom

April 10, 2021July 27, 2020 by Marika
John Adams Quote

“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a …

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John Adams was pessimistic about the survival of democracy

April 10, 2021July 14, 2020 by Marika

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit …

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Lincoln: the only president without a religion

April 10, 2021May 22, 2017 by Marika

It is ironic that the man widely regarded as the most saintly of US presidents never joined a Christian church – a …

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A brief history of Abraham Lincoln

April 10, 2021February 23, 2017 by Marika

What follows is a brief history of Abraham Lincoln, a humble effort to objectively summarise the life of an extraordinary and complex …

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