But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I firmly believe.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)

Letter (1776-07-03) to Abigail Adams
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On the approval of the resolution for Independence, approved the day before, and his worries over the the future held for the new United States.