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Quotation from Inaugural Address (John Adams) by John Adams
“present happy Constitution of Government”
Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, fourth paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Adams's phrase for the Constitution as the result of the people's deliberations after the Confederation's failure.
Citation: "present happy Constitution of Government" — John Adams, Inaugural Address (John Adams), Inaugural address, fourth paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id john-adams-inaugural-address-q1)
