 On a deeper level, to me, it carries powerful meaning because of the freedoms that were delivered through our liberation from England well over 200 years ago. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams became fast friends during the first Continental Congress, but the political elections, which made them both presidents, illuminated their very different political views, creating a rift that would last most of their lives. A mutual friend engineered a reconciliation between the two, culminating in a rich and heartwarming relationship