Samuel Adams was an American statesman, politician, writer and political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Adams was instrumental in garnering the support of the colonies for rebellion against Great Britain, eventually resulting in the American Revolution, and was also one of the key architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped American political culture. Wikipedia
But in the constellation of great men, which adorned that era, few shone with more brilliancy, or exercised a more powerful influence than Samuel Adams. www.colonialhall.com/adamss/adamss.php
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Samuel Adams quote s: Were the talents and virtues which heaven has bestowed on men given merely to make them more obedient drudges, to be sacrificed to the follies and ambition of a few? quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quotes_by/samuel+adams
Bibliography Irvin, Benjamin H. Samuel Adams: Son of Liberty, Father of Revolution . New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000045/
Allen, Edward Tyson Allen, Emory Adams, 1853- Allen, James, 1864-1912 Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925 Allen, Lewis Falley, 1800-1890 Allen, P. S. www.gutenberg.org/author/S
Samuel Adams (1722-1803) Online Encyclopedia Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 180 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. encyclopedia.jrank.org/ADA_AIZ/ADAMS_SAMUEL_1722_1803_.html