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Quote from John Adams,


If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.


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John Adams (more quotes by John Adams or books by/about John Adams)


(1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President

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In a speech commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

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Declaration, Integrity, Power, Equality, Law, Individual Rights, Government, Consent, Progress, Jurisdiction

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