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A Presidential Proclamation
Cryptography
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The following quotes are from John Adams (1735-1826). He was the second President of the United States through the years 1797-1801.
Can you decode it?
Both puzzles share the same code.
* The hint provides three vowels.
E=M
B=R
"MS PTYB XVNMTCF MCFHMBO TNKOBF NT QBOXE ETBO, GOXBC ETBO, QT ETBO XCQ ZOVTEO ETBO, PTY XBO X GOXQOB."
"NKO KXHHMCOFF TS FTVMONP MF NKO OCQ TS UTJOBCEOCN."
Can you decode it?
Both puzzles share the same code.
* The hint provides three vowels.
E=M
B=R
"MS PTYB XVNMTCF MCFHMBO TNKOBF NT QBOXE ETBO, GOXBC ETBO, QT ETBO XCQ ZOVTEO ETBO, PTY XBO X GOXQOB."
"NKO KXHHMCOFF TS FTVMONP MF NKO OCQ TS UTJOBCEOCN."
Hint
M=IO=E
X=A
Answer
"IF YOUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHERS TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE, DO MORE AND BECOME MORE, YOU ARE A LEADER.""THE HAPPINESS OF SOCIETY IS THE END OF GOVERNMENT."
KEY:
B=R
C=N
E=M
F=S
G=L
H=P
J=V
K=H
M=I
N=T
O=E
P=Y
Q=D
S=F
T=O
U=G
V=C
X=A
Y=U
Z=B
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