John Quincy Adams, Part 6: A solemn exposition to the World
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 Continued from the previous post: Fellow-citizens, I am speaking of days long past. Ever faithful to the sentiment proclaimed in the paper [The Declaration of Independence] […]
John Quincy Adams, Part 5: Exiles of Liberty and Conscience
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 Continued from the previous post: Fellow-Citizens, it was in the heat of this war of moral elements, which brought one Stuart to the block, and hurled […]
John Quincy Adams, Part 4: Foundation of Civil Government
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 Continued from the previous post: The double contest against the oppressors of the Church and State was too appalling for the vigor, or too comprehensive for […]
John Quincy Adams, Part 3: The Triumph of Reason
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 Continued from previous post: The corruptions and usurpations of the Church were the immediate objects of these reformers ; but, at the foundation of all their […]
John Quincy Adams, Part Two: The Light of Reason
An Address delivered at the request of a committee of the citizens of Washington: on the occasion of reading the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July, 1821 From the earliest ages of their recorded history, the inhabitants of the British Islands have been distinguished for their intelligence and their spirit. How much of […]
