It's not lost on me. But you think back and at that moment in time, Only a third of Americans even wanted to declare revolution, right? A third were very happy with the way things were, the status quo, and a third were very happy staying under Britain's as a part of the Great Britain and wanted to do more, wanted to be more part of the British rule. And so that one third, that handful of men with probably some real strong women behind them, including Abigail Adams, got in a room and said, no, this is what we're called to do to meet this moment. (37:49–38:07)
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Asserts historical claim about American sentiment during the revolution, with one-third supporting revolution, one-third content with the status quo, and one-third preferring British rule.
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