A very near death John Adams. The reason the quote pops up so much is the irony and coincidence. In the pre-telegraph-telephone era Adams didn’t know that Jefferson had died a few hours earlier. Adams promptly followed his longtime political foil and friend. The day was July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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