tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post3952111045864238009..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Happy Birthday Sam AdamsMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-27189939617123552682008-09-30T17:48:00.000-04:002008-09-30T17:48:00.000-04:00Sam Adams the patriot was the son of Sam Adams the...Sam Adams the patriot was the son of Sam Adams the brewer. The younger Adams inherited his father's brewery, but was a better patriot than businessman and it went out of business.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, Adams, Henry, Paine, and the other Sons of Liberty created excellent media events for the cause of revolution and should be congratulated for their civil disobedience.Brian Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384978836751384314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-43619896774838726822008-09-28T09:02:00.000-04:002008-09-28T09:02:00.000-04:00I too will raise a toast to Sam, who Thomas Jeffer...I too will raise a toast to Sam, who Thomas Jefferson called the, "Patriarch of Liberty". A man wary of strong central government, I believe that he would find lately that his greatest fears had been realized.<BR/><BR/>Though mostly unrecognized as one of our Founding Fathers, perhaps there is still time to return to some of the clear thinking of he and his fellow revolutionaries.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-66772101655190869662008-09-28T07:57:00.000-04:002008-09-28T07:57:00.000-04:00I will raise a toast to Sam today with, well.........I will raise a toast to Sam today with, well.........A Sam Adams.<BR/><BR/>Nice job Maggie. His writings and quotes are so applicable today, 200 + years later, yet school kids don't know his name. Accept college kids when his winter ale comes out.<BR/><BR/>TAHLCynical Counselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013429047654810331noreply@blogger.com