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The Weight of Testimony
a firm reliance on the protection of divine
Providence ...
Declaration of Independence, 1776
The day ought to be commemorated, as the
Day ofDeliverance, by solemn acts ofdevotion
to GodAlmighty. It ought to be solemnized with
pomp andparade, shows, games, sports, guns,
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bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one endof
this continent to the other, from this time
forward forevermore.
-- John Adams, 1776
ANNUITCOEPTIS
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latin for ''He (God) has
favored our undertakings"
-- Inscription on reverse of the Great
Seal of the United States, 1777
I have examined all religions, as well as my
narrow sphere, my straightenedmeans, andmy
busy life, would allow; and the result is that the
Bible is the best book in the world. it contains
more philosophy than all the libraries I have
seen.
--
John Adams
It is essential, myson, in order that you may
go through life with comfort to yourself, and
usefulness to your fellow-creatures, that you
shouldform andadopt certain rules orprinciples,
for the government of your own conduct and
temper.... It is in the Bible, you must learn
them, and from the Bible how to practice them.
Those duties are to God, to your fellow–
creatures, and to yourself.
--
John Adams
Suppose a nation in some· distant region
should take the Bible for their only law-book, and
every member should regulate his conduct by
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