t******g
发帖数: 10390 | 1 angler
"Phyladelphia with all its Trade, and Wealth, and Regularity is not
Boston. The Morals of our People are much better, their Manners are more
polite, and agreeable -- they are purer English. Our Language is better, our
Persons are handsomer, our Spirit is greater, our Laws are wiser, our
Religion is superiour, our Education is better. We exceed them in every
Thing, but in a Markett, and in charitable public foundations."
--diary of John Adams, October 9, 1774 | m****s
发帖数: 8992 | 2 Birth place of nation vs Birth place of nation's constitution | m**********2
发帖数: 6568 | 3 dude, that's before philly became a ghetto.
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: angler
: "Phyladelphia with all its Trade, and Wealth, and Regularity is not
: Boston. The Morals of our People are much better, their Manners are more
: polite, and agreeable -- they are purer English. Our Language is better, our
: Persons are handsomer, our Spirit is greater, our Laws are wiser, our
: Religion is superiour, our Education is better. We exceed them in every
: Thing, but in a Markett, and in charitable public foundations."
: --diary of John Adams, October 9, 1774
| T***u
发帖数: 1468 | 4 Philadelphia 当年是moderates，多干活少谈政治，现在是ghetto和bedroom
community
Boston当年是religious zealots/idealists，现在是socialist zealots/idealists |
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