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A People Rejoice

On this day in 1766 the repeal
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When news of this repeal reached them, Massachusetts' leaders declared
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The Rev. Charles Chauncey
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Another thing in this "news" making it "good" is the hopeful prospect it gives us of being continued in the enjoyment of certain liberties and privileges, valued by us next to life itself. Such are those of being "tried by our equals" and of "making grants for the support of government of that which is our own, either in person or by representatives we have chosen for the purpose."

In 1815, John Adams identified
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It has been a question whether, if the ministry had...sent a military force of ships and troops to enforce its [the Stamp Act's] execution, the people of the colonies would then have resisted. Dr. Chauncey and Dr. [Jonathan] Mayhew
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Today let's remember the work that previous generations did to preserve our freedom and the great things that can be accomplished when the American people unite!

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