Peter K. Levy
John Adams
"The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a Theatrical Show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that; i.e. all the Glory of it."
— John Adams (1735-1826) Letter to Benjamin Rush (June 11, 1811)
Image: [And it'll be a job killer] Don't Sign That Declaration, Gentlemen! You'll Hurt Business! by Samuel D. Ehrhart, after John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, from Puck (March 4, 1908)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-04, Independence Day
#independence #DeclarationOfIndependence #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #JohnAdams #ThomasJefferson #quoteoftheday
John Adams
"The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a Theatrical Show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that; i.e. all the Glory of it."
— John Adams (1735-1826) Letter to Benjamin Rush (June 11, 1811)
Image: [And it'll be a job killer] Don't Sign That Declaration, Gentlemen! You'll Hurt Business! by Samuel D. Ehrhart, after John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence, from Puck (March 4, 1908)
This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-04, Independence Day
#independence #DeclarationOfIndependence #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #JohnAdams #ThomasJefferson #quoteoftheday