John Adams: A native of America who cannot read and write is as rare an appearance as a Jacobite or a Roman Catholic , that is, as r

A native of America who cannot read and write is as rare an appearance as a Jaco — John Adams

A native of America who cannot read and write is as rare an appearance as a Jacobite or a Roman Catholic , that is, as rare as a comet or an earthquake.

John Adams

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