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John Adams:
Mr. President, how can this Congress vote on independence without a written declaration of some sort defining it? John Hancock:
What sort of declaration? John Adams:
Ah. Well, you know. Listing the reasons for the separation, our purposes, goals, so forth, so on. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Ditto, ditto. John Adams:
Ditto, ditto, et cetera, et cetera. John Hancock:
We know those, don't we? John Adams:
Oh, well, yes, good God, we know them. Uh, but what about the rest of the world? Certainly we require the assistance of a powerful nation such as France or Spain, and such a written declaration would be consistent with European delicacy
Mr. President, how can this Congress vote on independence without a written declaration of some sort defining it? John Hancock:
What sort of declaration? John Adams:
Ah. Well, you know. Listing the reasons for the separation, our purposes, goals, so forth, so on. Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
Ditto, ditto. John Adams:
Ditto, ditto, et cetera, et cetera. John Hancock:
We know those, don't we? John Adams:
Oh, well, yes, good God, we know them. Uh, but what about the rest of the world? Certainly we require the assistance of a powerful nation such as France or Spain, and such a written declaration would be consistent with European delicacy
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Mr president how can this congress vote onindependence
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without a written declaration of some sort defining it
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What sort of declaration
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Well you know listing the reasons for the separation
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our purposes goals so forth so on
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Ditto ditto Ditto ditto et cetera et cetera
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We know those don't we
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Yes good god we know them
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but what about the rest of the world
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Certainly we require the assistance
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of a powerful nation such as France or Spain
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And such a written declaration would be consistent with European delicacy
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Movie Summary
A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
