Relics and Reverence
Episode 73 of the The American Story podcast, hosted by Christopher Flannery, titled "Relics and Reverence" was published on December 1, 2020 and runs 6 minutes.
December 1, 2020 ·6m · The American Story
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.
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