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Há 3 dias · James Sullivan, a state court judge in Massachusetts and colleague of John Adams, was often sympathetic to those who thought women and non-elite men should have a voice in the new nation’s government. Adams disagreed, explaining to Sullivan why women and the poor should be excluded.
Há 1 dia · In a letter to John Adams, Jefferson wrote that what he believed was genuinely Christ's, found in the Gospels, was "as easily distinguishable as diamonds in a dunghill". By omitting miracles and the resurrection, Jefferson made the figure of Jesus more compatible with a worldview based on reason.
Há 4 dias · In 1798, the vice president of our young nation — a man named John Adams — penned a letter to officers of the Massachusetts Militia in which he wrote that “(w)e have no Government armed with ...
Há 2 dias · Born in 1735: John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. This town is now known as Quincy. 02. Farmer's Son: Adams grew up on a farm. His father, John Adams Sr., was a farmer and a shoemaker. 03. Harvard Graduate: At just 16, Adams entered Harvard College.
Há 5 dias · James Sullivan, a state court judge in Massachusetts and colleague of John Adams, was often sympathetic to those who thought women and non-elite men should have a voice in the new nation’s government. Adams disagreed, explaining to Sullivan why men without property and women should be excluded.
Há 2 dias · In a case heard by the Massachusetts Superior Court, Otis spoke for nearly five hours. John Adams, who was in the audience, took notes on Otis’s remarks. Although Otis lost the case, his passionate opposition to the writs launched his career as a leading critic of British imperial policy.
Há 4 dias · In a discussion of the afterlife, Adams said, “The Maker of the Universe, the cause of all things, whether we call it [emphasis mine] fate, or chance, or GOD, has inspired this hope.” In this statement, Frazer has excerpted two brief sentences out of a single series of letters between Adams and Jefferson.
