THOMAS JEFFERSON, remembering John Adams’ speeches at the Continental Congress:<\/p>\n
John Adams was our Colossus on the floor. He was not graceful nor elegant, nor remarkably fluent but he came out occasionally with a power of thought and expression, that moved us from our seats.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Oh, for a time machine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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