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Show Two Native Americans John Adams, Apostle of Independence With great disdain he hears the eloquence Of speeches steeoed too full of wordiness To solve the monumental problem thrown Upon them: British closing Boston's r,ort. Recalling times when he defended well Some British soldiers brought to court, he holds His creed of justice for all men. His plump Form seems relaxed but inward tension boils. In time it breaks in blunt and forward mood As is his pattern, one that loses friends But gains respect for strong and forceful zeal. They speak of soft appeals to British Lords To let the colonies collect the tax Themselves, and scheme to form a group to stop All trade with England. Why won't they unite To fight for freedom from oppressing laws? He writes, "These subtle men concerned with self And image make their consultations dense. These times compound the need for action, not The compromise of men afraid to act Or unconcerned with olight of fellowmen. I look to patriots who fight without A lot of boring talk, while congress balks At unifying moves that meet the need" |