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John Adams
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
The following quote is from John Adams (1767 - 1848). He was the sixth president of the United States under the constitution.
Can you decode it?
X=I
"VWHTH STH VAB HCNJSVXBDY. BDH YWBNOC VHSJW NY WBA VB ISUH S OXFXDR SDC VWH BVWHT WBA VB OXFH."
Can you decode it?
X=I
"VWHTH STH VAB HCNJSVXBDY. BDH YWBNOC VHSJW NY WBA VB ISUH S OXFXDR SDC VWH BVWHT WBA VB OXFH."
Hint
J=CS=A
V=T
Answer
"THERE ARE TWO EDUCATIONS. ONE SHOULD TEACH US HOW TO MAKE A LIVING AND THE OTHER HOW TO LIVE."KEY:
A=W
B=O
C=D
D=N
F=V
H=E
I=M
J=C
N=U
O=L
R=G
S=A
T=R
U=K
V=T
W=H
X=I
Y=S
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