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Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited. What a Utopia! What a paradise this region would be.

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John Adams
Age: 90 †
Born: 1735
Born: October 19
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
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