On the record
May this territory be the residence of virtue and happiness!
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John Adams
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gutenberg.orgJohn Adams: “May this territory be the residence of virtue and happiness!”
Editor's note · Context
Adams wishes for the new capital to be a place of virtue and happiness for its residents.
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