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A nation of shopkeepers are very seldom so disinterested.

Samuel Adams

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Samuel Adams
Age: 81 †
Born: 1722
Born: September 27
Died: 1803
Died: October 2
Founding Father Of The United States
Philosopher
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Sam Adams
Shopkeepers
Disinterested
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He who made all men hath made the truths necessary to human happiness obvious to all. Our forefathers opened the Bible to all.
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