On July 3rd, 1776, John Adams wrote in a letter to his wife Abigail Adams:
"You will think me transported with enthusiasm; but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood, and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and glory; I can see that the end is more than worth all the means, and that posterity will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I hope we shall not."
July 3, 1776
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July 3, 1776
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LikesShinyThings
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Re: July 3, 1776
Well said. And so good to remember the cost of establishing this nation.
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