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Now, what do you know about the people, Dickinson? You don't speak for the people; you...

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John Adams: Now, what do you know about the people, Dickinson? You don't speak for the people; you represent only yourself. And that precious status quo you keep imploring the people to preserve for their own good is nothing more than the eternal preservation of your own property. John Dickinson: Mr. Adams, you have an annoying talent for making such delightful words as "property" sound quite distasteful. In heaven's name, what's wrong with property? Perhaps you've forgotten that many of us first came to these shores in order to security rights to property, and that we hold these rights no less dear than the rights you speak of. John Adams: Yes. So safe, so fat, so comfortable in Pennsylvania. John Dickinson: And what is this independence of yours except the private grievance of Massachusetts? Why is always Boston that breaks the King's peace? My dear Congress, you must not adopt this evil measure. It is the work of the devil. Leave it where it belongs: in New England.


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NOW, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE, DICKINSON?
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YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE. YOU REPRESENT ONLY YOURSELF.
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AND THAT PRECIOUS STATUS QUO...
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YOU KEEP IMPLORING THE PEOPLE TO PRESERVE FOR THEIR OWN GOOD...
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IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE ETERNAL PRESERVATION OF YOUR OWN PROPERTY.
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MR. ADAMS, YOU HAVE AN ANNOYING TALENT...
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FOR MAKING SUCH DELIGHTFUL WORDS AS "PROPERTY" SOUND QUITE DISTASTEFUL.
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IN HEAVEN'S NAME, WHAT'S WRONG WITH PROPERTY?
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PERHAPS YOU'VE FORGOTTEN THAT MANY OF US FIRST CAME TO THESE SHORES...
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IN ORDER TO SECURE RIGHTS TO PROPERTY...
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AND THAT WE HOLD THESE RIGHTS NO LESS DEAR THAN THE RIGHTS YOU SPEAK OF.
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YES. SO SAFE, SO FAT, SO COMFORTABLE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
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AND WHAT IS THIS INDEPENDENCE OF YOURS...
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EXCEPT THE PRIVATE GRIEVANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS?
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WHY IS IT ALWAYS BOSTON THAT BREAKS THE KING'S PEACE?
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MY DEAR CONGRESS, YOU MUST NOT ADOPT THIS EVIL MEASURE.
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IT IS THE WORK OF THE DEVIL.
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LEAVE IT WHERE IT BELONGS... IN NEW ENGLAND.
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BROTHER DICKINSON, NEW ENGLAND HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE DEVIL FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
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AND AS OF NOW, BROTHER SHERMAN,
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THE DEVIL HAS BEEN WINNING HANDS DOWN.
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WHY, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE IN THIS CONGRESS.
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DON'T LET HIM DECEIVE YOU. THIS PROPOSAL IS ENTIRELY HIS DOING.
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OH, IT MAY BEAR VIRGINIA'S NAME,
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BUT IT REEKS OF ADAMS, ADAMS AND MORE ADAMS.
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LOOK AT HIM. READY TO LEAD THIS CONTINENT...
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DOWN THE FIERY PATH OF TOTAL DESTRUCTION.
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OH, GOOD GOD! WHY CAN'T YOU ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT ALREADY EXISTS?
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IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE CONCORD AND LEXINGTON.
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DAMN IT, MAN, WE'RE AT WAR, RIGHT NOW!
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YOU MAY BE AT WAR. YOU... BOSTON AND JOHN ADAMS.
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BUT YOU WILL NEVER SPEAK FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
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NOR FOR DELAWARE. MR. READ,
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YOU REPRESENT ONLY ONE-THIRD OF DELAWARE.
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THE SENSIBLE THIRD, MR. RODNEY.
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SIT DOWN, OR I'LL KNOCK YOU DOWN.
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SIT DOWN, ALL THREE OF YOU! McNAIR, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DAMN DOG!
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FETCH ME A RUM. GET THE DOG FIRST.
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I ONLY GOT TWO HANDS.
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[All Shouting]
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CHRIST, IT'S HOT!
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[Barking]
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OH. PLEASE DO GO ON, GENTLEMEN.
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YOU'RE MAKING THE ONLY BREEZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
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MR. ADAMS,
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PERHAPS YOU COULD CLEAR UP SOMETHING FOR ME.
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AFTER WE HAVE ACHIEVED INDEPENDENCE,
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WHO DO YOU PROPOSE WOULD GOVERN IN SOUTH CAROLINA?
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THE PEOPLE, OF COURSE.
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WHICH PEOPLE, SIR? THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...
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OR THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS?

Clip duration: 179 seconds
Views: 333
Timestamp in movie: 00h 42m 32s
Uploaded: 20 October, 2021
Genres: drama, family, history
Summary: A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.


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