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antto preserve the liberty and civil rights of his countrymen. this duty stimulated his brain. it appealed to his ego. it bolstered his self confidence. he discovered that the talents that had earned him success as a provincial lawyer, his speech and his sagacity, suited him as well in this larger theater. he had arrived somewhat timidly at the first continental congress, wondering how he would measure up to the great delegates from other states. to his satisfaction, if not his amazeme...

to become a farmer. never had he experienced such a sense of mission, opportunity and adventure. he was raging rebellion against the greatest empire in the 18th century. he was inspired by idealism and optimism that marked the radical wing of the revolutionaries at the beginning of the war. .. he was fascinated by the study of the law and the opportunity to read law with jeremiah gridley and to participate in the monthly meetings to discuss legal theory. but for some time even the prac...