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On this episode of News World, the lives of these men are essential to understand the American

form of government and our ideals of liberty. The founding fathers all played key roles

in securing American independence from

Great Britain and in the creation of the government of the United States of America. And now,

the life of Samuel Adams.

Thank you. When you go back to the beginning, you realize that Samuel Adams was almost born to be a rebel and a troublemaker.

In college, he was reprimanded for missing morning prayer. His senior year,

he was caught drinking on campus, a much more shocking event back then, although his father owned a brewery, so maybe drinking on campus wasn't all that surprising. He was born to a very wealthy and

religious family on September 27th, 1722. He was the 10th of 12 children.

We tend to forget sometimes, both how many children, colonial family said, and also how many

they lost. Only Samuel Adams and two of his siblings made it past childhood. That's three out of 12. Nine did not survive

childhood. His father, Sam Ledham Sr., was a deacon of the congregational church, ran a brewery,

and was deeply involved in politics. Remember, by the way, that back at a time when we did not

have clean drinkable water, beer really matters. And it's very significant.

In fact, Guinness Stout, which is one of my favorite beers, was actually invented in Ireland

as a health drink because it was better for you than either hard liquor or water. The founder

of Guinness Stout actually got an award for doing something involving public health.

So when you talk about people running breweries, it's a much different world in the 18th century.

Sam Adams was growing up and he loved politics.

Now, I think that's a key part of this.

You know, this is a guy who likes people.

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