Lafayette In Massachusetts In 1824 – August 29 Milton Quincy
How many people in this country would have been delighted with my situation at this moment, to see three distinguished men dining at the same table, with the reflections all brought up concerning the old days of the revolution, in which they were conspicuous actors and for their exertions in which, the country is grateful! – Charles Francis Adams grandson of John Adams
Lafayette In Massachusetts In 1824 – August 28 Medford
The minds of our countrymen traced your course with anxious solicitude, through the French Revolution, form your first success in the cause of Liberty, until the spirit of oppression confined you to a dungeon; and their hearts were gladdened, when, by the influence of Great and Good Washington, their Friend was a last set free. In the rich harvest you are now gathering of the expressions of esteem and gratitude of this numerous people, whose freedom and happiness your exertions so essentially contributed to establish, we hope you find some compensation for all your trials, sacrifices, and sufferings-and we feel much complacency-that, in this respect you have gained so complete a triumph over the Monarchs of the world.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.