Gordon S. Wood Quotes About Declaration Of Independence

Quotes about: Declaration Of Independence

• I think [John] Adams was correct when he said that his May resolutions were "an Epocha, a decisive Event," and tantamount to a declaration of independence.

  Gordon S. Wood

  Thinking, Independence, Events

  Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

• [John Adams] always felt that his contribution to bringing about independence went unappreciated, especially after the 1790s when [Tomas] Jefferson began to be lauded as the "author" of the Declaration of Independence.

  Gordon S. Wood

  Independence, Contribution, Tomas Jefferson

  Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

• The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing about independence in the Continental Congress has tended to get forgotten.

  Gordon S. Wood

  Independence, Roles, Forgotten

  Source: www.theimaginativeconservative.org

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