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The author of the Declaration of Independence is so identified with the history of the country that that history cannot outlast his name and fame.
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Boutwell states that the author of the Declaration of Independence is inseparable from American history and legacy.
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Of all the eminent men that you have sent forth into the service of the State and the country, he must be accounted the chief, when we consider the value of his contribution, historically, and on the side of freedom and civilization.
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