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U.S. Founding Fathers II
Cryptography
In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
"Xua xusvdqi zq pjv hllhzdi ul thq. Hqa zl h ichddub whqqup lhee pu pjv xdugqa bzpjugp Jzi qupzwv, zi zp cdufhfev pjhp hq vtczdv whq dziv bzpjugp Jzi hza?
Bv jhsv fvvq hiigdva zq pjv Ihwdva Bdzpzqxi pjhp vkwvcp pjv Euda fgzea pjv jugiv, pjvm ehfud zq shzq pjhp fgzea zp.
Z lzdtem fvezvsv pjzi. Z heiu fvezvsv pjhp, bzpjugp Jzi wuqwgddzqx hza, bv ijhee igwwvva zq pjzi cuezpzwhe fgzeazqx qu fvppvd pjhq pjv fgzeavdi ul Fhfve."
~Fvqrhtzq Ldhqyezq - Wuqipzpgpzuqhe Wuqsvqpzuq ul ####
The #### represents the date of the quote. They're not all the same digit, but I chose to hide it to not make the source too obvious.
(warning: The hint will reveal the vowels)
Bv jhsv fvvq hiigdva zq pjv Ihwdva Bdzpzqxi pjhp vkwvcp pjv Euda fgzea pjv jugiv, pjvm ehfud zq shzq pjhp fgzea zp.
Z lzdtem fvezvsv pjzi. Z heiu fvezvsv pjhp, bzpjugp Jzi wuqwgddzqx hza, bv ijhee igwwvva zq pjzi cuezpzwhe fgzeazqx qu fvppvd pjhq pjv fgzeavdi ul Fhfve."
~Fvqrhtzq Ldhqyezq - Wuqipzpgpzuqhe Wuqsvqpzuq ul ####
The #### represents the date of the quote. They're not all the same digit, but I chose to hide it to not make the source too obvious.
(warning: The hint will reveal the vowels)
Hint
h=a v=e z=i u=o g=u (code=solution)Answer
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zh f w a v l x j z r y e t q u c n d i p g s b k m o
"God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?
We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."
~Benjamin Franklin - Constitutional Convention of 1787
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