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SUMMARY:We Differ As Rational Friends
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DESCRIPTION: Jefferson and  Adams were two of our Founding Fathers. But\, 
 they were close friends for much of their lives. Learn their story in this
  performance from the AHT.\nAges 12 and up are welcome. \n\n.\nhttps://scl
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://sclsnj.libnet.info/image
 s/editor/sclsnj/InPersonGraphicalBrandingLogo.png" width="125" height="125
 " alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>On July 4\, 2026\, America will celebrate 250 
 years of independence.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Performed by the Am
 erican Historical Theater.&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Bitter political rivals
  and close personal friends: Adams (Peyton Dixon) and Jefferson (Steve Ede
 nbo) discuss\, debate\, and sometimes decry the revolutionary storms they 
 weathered throughout a relationship spanning fifty years. They recall thei
 r bumpy collaboration on the Declaration of Independence in 1776\, parting
  ways on its final content and even on the most appropriate date for comme
 morating American independence. They clash on Constitutional issues such a
 s term limits\, freedom of speech\, Presidential powers\, the Tenth Amendm
 ent\, the First Amendment\, as well as the virtues and vexations of a two-
 party system. By means of this dialogue between their differing visions fo
 r The United States\, their contrasting views of human nature\, and their 
 political careers that inter weaved collaboration and opposition\, our 2nd
  and 3rd Presidents find the common ground that inspired Benjamin Rush to 
 dub them &ldquo\;rival friends&rdquo\;.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This is a debate\, 
 but not one fueled by party animosity or reciprocal hatred. Rather it is f
 ueled by a shared love of America\, seasoned with passionate\, diverging b
 eliefs regarding how best to protect and foster the nation these two men h
 elped to find.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;On the question\, What is the best p
 rovision? you and I differ\; but we differ as rational friends\, using the
  free exercise of our own reason\, and mutually indulging it&rsquo\;s erro
 rs.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Thomas Jefferson to John Adams: October 28\, 1813.</p>
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