“In a state of tranquility, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal which made their ancestors invincible. Every art of corruption would be employed to loosen the bond of union which renders our resistance formidable. When the spirit of liberty which now animates our hearts and gives success to our arms is extinct, our numbers will accelerate our ruin and render us easier victims to tyranny.”

--Samuel Adams (27 September 1722 - 2 October 1803)

American Independence, State House in Philadelphia , 1 August 1776

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams

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