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Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer. - Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

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  By Patrick Irvin • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: America, History, War of Independence

On July 4th 1776 Congress ratified a document which would be signed by 56 Patriots asserting the Independence of the American colonies from Britain. Who were the men who signed this famous document? What happened to them in the years following the signing of the Declaration? They were 56 in number and ranged [...]