Though the electoral vote would not be known until February, it was clear by Christmas that Washington was again the unanimous choice for President, and that Adams, for all that had been said against him, had won a clear second place, far ahead of George Clinton. In the final count, Adams received 77 votes; Clinton 50; Jefferson, 4; Aaron Burr, 1.
Ecclesiastes 7-9
Neither wickedness nor good can save us from time and opportunity, from the occasion of sin or enlightenment. Refinement benefits little when one chooses debauchery to mess up one’s soul. Like the non-smoker who takes a lighted fag into one’s lungs, it’s counted worse in drag damage than an habitual smoker who might puff a…
