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17. Adams was respected and dedicated, but Jefferson was a genius.

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 11:38 AM

Oct 2017

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most sacred documents of all time.

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Adams or Jefferson? [View all] ellisonz Oct 2015 OP

Samuel Adams. TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #1

Bud Weiser no bs joe Nov 2015 #3

Gomez Bucky Oct 2015 #2

Fester Ken Burch Aug 2017 #11

Louisiana CaliDreaming Jul 2016 #4

Which Adams? gagelle Feb 2017 #5

welcome to DU gopiscrap Feb 2017 #7

Of the two Adamses, I'd take John Quincy over John Ken Burch Aug 2017 #12

me elizabethwilkins22 Apr 2017 #9

Adams by a nose in a photo finish. A PBS miniseries a few oasis Jul 2017 #10

I wish Tom Paine was an option in that poll. Ken Burch Aug 2017 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #14

"We hold these truths to be self-evident:...." lastlib Sep 2017 #15

+100 It is sometimes amazing to consider... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2017 #16

Adams was respected and dedicated, but Jefferson was a genius. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #17