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As perhaps the most prominent Quaker delegate to the First Continental Congress, Dickinson advocated for peace long after most of his colleagues were ready to go to war. Ultimately, Dickinson’s pacifism made him somewhat of a mockery in the Congress, though much of his writing (namely his series “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania”) is still read in history classes today.
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...ultimately did nothing but embarrass the Patriots. It also led to conflict between Pennsylvania Quaker John Dickinson , who wanted to avoid violence at all costs, and future president John Adams, who...
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