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John Adams, 2nd President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval Lith., Philad'a.

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John Adams, 2nd President of the United States / on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Duval Lith., Philad'a.

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Print showing John Adams, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in ornately framed oval.

John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington. "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."

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01/01/1846
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Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, artist
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 1805-1886, printer
Williams, C. S. (Calvin S.), publisher
Williams, C. S. (Calvin S.), copyright claimant
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Library of Congress
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