| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 2821 |
| QUOTATION: | The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments of their duties and obligations.... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people, was the real American Revolution. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Adams (1735–1826), U.S. statesman, president. letter, Feb. 13, 1818. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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