We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery… Our cause is just, our union is perfect.
John Dickinson Quotes
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all - By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
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| Birth: | 1732 |
| Death: | 14th February, 1808 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician, Solicitor |
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John Dickinson was born in Talbot County, Maryland, USA. He was an American politician often referred to as the “penman of the Revolution.” He studied law in London at the Middle Temple and practiced law in Philadelphia before entering public life. As a member of the First Continental Congress, where he was a signee to the Continental Association, he drafted most of the 1774 Petition to the King, and then as a member of the Second Continental Congress wrote the 1775 Olive Branch Petition, two attempts to negotiate with King George III of Great Britain. He later served as President of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which called for the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which Dickinson then attended as a delegate from Delaware. He also wrote "The Liberty Song" in 1768, was a militia officer during the American Revolution, President of Delaware, President of Pennsylvania, and was among the wealthiest men in the British American colonies.
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