4 July 1827 July 3, 2021 Author: Staff Slavery is abolished in the State of New York. Famous Words of Inspiration..."We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams — Click here for more from John Adams Related posts: 4 July 1569 14 March 1964 25 March 1584 28 July 2008 22 November 1963 14 July 1960 31 May 1859 4 July 1776 4 July 1187 4 July 1881 Categories: History Tags: 1827, 4 July