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zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

1. Misunderstand the quote?

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2018, 10:56 AM

May 2018

The "people" in Adams' quote are us. Our constitution only works if WE are a moral and religious people. That presumes then that we will only elect moral and religious leaders.

I presume in this modern age, Adams probably would have dropped the religious part. But otherwise, what we have is a government of and by the "deplorables".

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A quote from president John Adams that is valid at this moment in our history. [View all] shockey80 May 2018 OP

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