"A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America

[elleng]

than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader."

Samuel Adams

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. I bow down to nothing.

No gods, no masters,
No dark triad assholes.
Hierarchy is an artificial construct and people who are like tfg, are nothing but an empty sound.

Forgot to say,I worship the ground my cat Othello walks on,well any ground any cat walks on..

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I wonder what Mr. Adams exact definition of virtue might have been

I'm thinking it contained a bit more common man patriotism than as it would be thought of today. Which is my way of saying where did the merchant-revolutionary who sparked the Boston Tea Party rebellion against the British Colonial government find virtue in colonial Massachusetts?