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Hancock:
Mr. Thomson, is the Declaration ready to be signed? Charles Thomson:
It is. Hancock:
Then I suggest we do so. And the chair further proposes, for our mutual security and protection, that no man be allowed to sit in this Congress without attaching his name to it. John Dickinson:
I'm sorry, Mr. President. I cannot, in good conscience, sign such a document. I will never stop hoping for our eventual reconciliation with England, but... because, in my own way, I regard America no less than does Mr. Adams, I will join the army and fight in her defense, even though I believe that fight to be hopeless
Mr. Thomson, is the Declaration ready to be signed? Charles Thomson:
It is. Hancock:
Then I suggest we do so. And the chair further proposes, for our mutual security and protection, that no man be allowed to sit in this Congress without attaching his name to it. John Dickinson:
I'm sorry, Mr. President. I cannot, in good conscience, sign such a document. I will never stop hoping for our eventual reconciliation with England, but... because, in my own way, I regard America no less than does Mr. Adams, I will join the army and fight in her defense, even though I believe that fight to be hopeless
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MR. THOMSON, IS THE
DECLARATION READY TO BE SIGNED?
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IT IS. THEN I SUGGEST WE DO SO.
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AND THE CHAIR FURTHER PROPOSES,
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FOR OUR MUTUAL
SECURITY AND PROTECTION,
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THAT NO MAN BE ALLOWED TO SIT IN THIS
CONGRESS WITHOUT ATTACHING HIS NAME TO IT.
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I'M SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT.
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I CANNOT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE,
SIGN SUCH A DOCUMENT.
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I WILL NEVER STOP HOPING FOR OUR
EVENTUAL RECONCILIATION WITH ENGLAND.
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BUT BECAUSE,
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IN MY OWN WAY,
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I REGARD AMERICA NO
LESS THAN DOES MR. ADAMS,
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I WILL JOIN THE ARMY
AND FIGHT IN HER DEFENSE,
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EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE
THAT FIGHT TO BE HOPELESS.
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GOOD-BYE, GENTLEMEN.
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[John] GENTLEMEN
OF THE CONGRESS,
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I SAY YEA, JOHN DICKINSON.
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VERY WELL.
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ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE DECLARATION
BEING APPROVED AS IT NOW STANDS?
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- I HAVE ONE, MR. HANCOCK.
- YOU, MR. ADAMS?
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YES. MR. JEFFERSON,
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Movie Summary
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
