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The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States
The Works of John Adams Second President of the United States Author:John Adams Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 201 tor to many and, among is on many o system at lions of the lay, i776. 30 hand. I it may pro- strong bias Supposition, ly the same Go on, my brm opp... more »res- achieved so Britain will iresent form 'tis to antici- t ofl'ered to B the power nore benefi- lut pressed, we mean to ien declara- it to confine a guaranty ) attempted, irtainly will Eat force in rson in high lafely? :onstitution. es. A silly st made its hives, fourth perhaps,' business such a c archical Elysium. If the should b a contine gress, coi nies, and namely, ,post-offic ]used to b ' V These a union, when the live. He tunity of soil, or cl the prese; a fair op] governriu avail yoi . indefatig! i formatiol V of a gret name out to be mii the inline s NOTE. /t -i t . 9f m ' Copies of " Thoughts on Government" were sent by the author to many gentlemen with whom he had been in relations personal or political, and, among others, to Patrick Henry, of Virginia. The reply of Mr. Henry is on many account! remarkable. It throws great light not only upon his own system at the commencement of the struggle, but upon the prevailing opinions of the timp in. the State to which he belonged. j '''-': ' x-' TO JOHN ADAMS. ,. ', 9. . Williamsburgh, 20 May, i776. My Dear. Sib,—Your favor, with the pamphlet, came safe to hand. I am exceedingly obliged to you for it; and I am not without hopes it may produce good here, irtiere-there is among most of our opulent families a strong bias to aristocracy. I tell my friends you are. the author. Upon that supposition, I have two reasons for liking the book-JTJie sentiments are precisely the same 1 have long since taken up, and they come recommended by you. Go on, my dear friend, to assail the strongholds of tyranny; and in whatever form oppression m...« less