On Faith, Freedom, and the Fourth of July

Feed: 

For Independence Day, a short reading from one of our founding fathers, on what is necessary for successful governing of a republic:

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Mr. President: 

The small progress we have made
after 4 or five weeks close attendance & continual reasonings with
each other -- our different sentiments on almost every question,
several of the last producing as many noes as ays, is