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John Adams, a leader in the First Continental Congress and, later, the second president of the new United States, was a controversial figure. He often sparred with George Washington, especially over the loss of Philadelphia to the British, and he was one of the least moderate voices in Congress when it came to heading into a full-scale war. He also was one of the first Americans to suggest that the Revolution should be viewed not as a military struggle but as an ideological one; he often said that victory was forged less on the battlefield than “in the minds and hearts of the people.”
John Adams Quotes in Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
The Lafayette in the Somewhat United States quotes below are all either spoken by John Adams or refer to John Adams . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Pages 190-268
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Following the lead of John Adams, Americans prefer to think of the American Revolution not as an eight-year war but rather as a revolution “effected before the War commenced.” We like to believe, as Adams did, that the revolution was “in the minds and hearts of the people,” as opposed to the amputated limbs and bayoneted torsos of Continental and French casualties.
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John Adams Quotes in Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
The Lafayette in the Somewhat United States quotes below are all either spoken by John Adams or refer to John Adams . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Pages 190-268
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Following the lead of John Adams, Americans prefer to think of the American Revolution not as an eight-year war but rather as a revolution “effected before the War commenced.” We like to believe, as Adams did, that the revolution was “in the minds and hearts of the people,” as opposed to the amputated limbs and bayoneted torsos of Continental and French casualties.
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