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Ben Franklin, 1781 “I cannot give you the sun”

Posted on February 16, 2004 by sheila

BEN FRANKLIN, 1781 – The following story may be just a rumor handed down over the years, but it is one of my favorites. Franklin was in France, and word came to France of the decisive (and shocking) American victory. … Continue reading →

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August 2, 1776: “My hand trembles, but my heart does not”

Posted on February 16, 2004 by sheila

Excerpt from David McCullough’s John Adams – on the signing of the Declaration of Independence Apparently, there was no fuss or ceremony on August 2 [1776]. The delegates simply came forward in turn and fixed their signatures. Also a number … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Franklin 1783 “He means well…”

Posted on February 16, 2004 by sheila

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, describing John Adams in a letter of July 22, 1783: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

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“The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America”

Posted on July 4, 2003 by sheila

And here is Johnson’s discussion in A History of the American People of the Declaration itself. It is my favorite passage in the entire 1100 page book. I think I like it so much because Johnson doesn’t just deal with … Continue reading →

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