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We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our… — John Adams

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We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.

John Adams
Inaugural Address of John Adams · 1797
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John Adams
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Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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