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Relics and Reverence
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Abigail Adams recorded that when her husband and Thomas Jefferson visited Shakespeare’s birthplace, Jefferson fell upon the ground and kissed it and John Adams cut a chip from Shakespeare’s chair. Jefferson and Adams both revered Shakespeare, as did Abigail, and they all understood how necessary it was for a free people to revere what deserves reverence. As this story shows, they also understood that true reverence needs to be complemented by good humored irreverence.
Released:
Dec 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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